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008 220929s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng
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092 _a362.298
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aRamsey, Donovan X.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWhen crack was king :
_ba people's history of a misunderstood era /
_cby Donovan X. Ramsey.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bOne World,
_c[2023]
300 _axi, 427 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [373]-407) and index.
520 _a"The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s is arguably the least examined crisis in American history. Beginning with the myths inspired by Reagan's war on drugs, journalist Donovan X. Ramsey's exacting work exposes the undeniable links between the last triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement and the consequences we live with today-a racist criminal justice system, continued mass incarceration and gentrification, and increased police brutality. When Crack Was King follows four individuals to give us a startling portrait of crack's destruction and devastating legacy. Elgin Swift, an archetype of American industry and ambition and son of a crack-addicted father who turned their home into a "crack house"; Lennie Woodley, a former crack addict and a sex worker; Kurt Schmoke, former mayor of Baltimore and an early advocate of decriminalization; and lastly, Shawn McCray, community activist, basketball prodigy, and a founding member of the Zoo Crew, Newark's most legendary group of drug traffickers"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aCrack (Drug)
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aCocaine
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aDrug control
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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