The Stories of Robert Charles and His Fight to Death

This audiobook recounts a tumultuous and violent week in New Orleans marked by a police assault on two Black men, Robert Charles and Leonard Pierce, which escalated into a street duel after the officers made an unjustified attempt to arrest them. Despite no crime having been committed, the police used force without cause, leading to a confrontation that resulted in multiple injuries and the subsequent manhunt. The story highlights themes of racial injustice and the volatile tensions between the community and law enforcement.