Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xii, 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-378). |
Summary |
"A history of the Denver neighborhood known as the Holly and the controversial anti-gang activist Terrance Roberts"-- Provided by publisher. |
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On the last evening of summer in 2013, five shots rang out in a part of northeast Denver known as the Holly. Long a destination for African American families fleeing the Jim Crow South, the area had become an "invisible city" within a historically white metropolis. The shooter, Terrance Roberts, was a revered anti-gang activist. Rubinstein reconstructs the events that left a local gang member paralyzed and Roberts facing the possibility of life in prison. The result is a multigenerational saga of race and politics that runs from the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, exploring the porous boundaries between a city's elites and its most disadvantaged citizens. -- adapted from jacket |
Subject |
Gangs -- Colorado -- Denver.
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Gang prevention -- Colorado -- Denver.
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Violent crimes -- Colorado -- Denver -- Prevention.
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Community development -- Colorado -- Denver.
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Genre |
True crime stories.
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ISBN |
9780374168919 (hardcover) : $28.00 |
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0374168911 (hardcover) |
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