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Uprising : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth in the Crossfire by Sister Shah'Keyah and Yusuf Jah (1995, Hardcover)

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UPRISING: Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire

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Product Identifiers

PublisherScribner

ISBN-100684804603

ISBN-139780684804606

eBay Product ID (ePID)1138479

Product Key Features

Book TitleUprising : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth in the Crossfire

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicGeneral, Violence in Society, Criminology, Sociology / Urban

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science

AuthorSister Shah'keyah, Yusuf Jah

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight23.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-023521

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal364.1/06/6092279494

SynopsisIn the spring of 1992 the African American neighborhoods of Los Angeles - Compton, Watts, Gardena, South Central - were irrevocably transformed by the greatest domestic riots of this century: the "Uprisings", as they are now described on the streets. In the aftermath of this violence emerged a powerful spirit of reconciliation and change, as gang members who had fought each other for years came together to rebuild their homes, businesses, and families. This new sense of peace and cooperation continues to thrive in the inner city, and now, with Uprising, thirteen former Crips and Bloods give voice to their fresh hopes for the future. What these men reveal is both provocative and profound: the rites of initiation, the pressure to commit crimes, the bonds of gang brotherhood, the significance of gangsta rap, the need for self-empowerment, and the durability of racism in our culture. But Uprising has a timely moral mission as well: The mean streets of L.A. can be found in cities like Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Atlanta, New Haven, and Minneapolis. Gang warfare is escalating, spreading to the heartland - and here Yusuf Jah and Sister Shah'Keyah proclaim that lives, and communities, must be saved.

LC Classification NumberHV6439.U7L734 1995