Philly War Zone

Growing up in a Racial Battleground

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Discrimination & Race Relations
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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.

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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.

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