Philly War Zone
Growing up in a Racial Battleground
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Discrimination & Race Relations
| Author: | Kevin Purcell | ISBN: | 9781465350800 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | January 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kevin Purcell |
| ISBN: | 9781465350800 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | January 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
In this true story set in the 1970s, youll look through the eyes of then 14-year-old Kevin Purcell, whos now a professional advertising writer, as he watches his perfect childhood neighborhood turn into a racial battleground, where two young kids are stabbed to death, including one of Kevins friends. Read as the author describes what it was like as young kids, black and white, from working-class families suddenly find themselves on the front lines of racial upheaval.
In this true story set in the 1970s, youll look through the eyes of then 14-year-old Kevin Purcell, whos now a professional advertising writer, as he watches his perfect childhood neighborhood turn into a racial battleground, where two young kids are stabbed to death, including one of Kevins friends. Read as the author describes what it was like as young kids, black and white, from working-class families suddenly find themselves on the front lines of racial upheaval.
