Black Rage is a book by psychiatrists William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs.

Released in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the subsequent riots in Washington, D.C., the book received significant attention immediately [2][3][4][5] and in the years since,[6][7] and led to an ABC television special in 1969 entitled, To Be Black.

[8] The book led to the legal concept of black rage, notably proposed as a defense by the defense attorneys representing Colin Ferguson (Ferguson went against the advice of his legal counsel and represented himself, arguing that he was completely innocent of the charges).

[10] He authored several books and was a resource to many on the topics of understanding cultural stereotyping, prejudice, and race relations.

[12][13][14] The idea of "black rage" was brought up as a defense at the trial of Colin Ferguson, perpetrator of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting.