| Author: | Julian Voloj, Jeff Chang | ISBN: | 9781561639502 |
| Publisher: | NBM Publishing | Publication: | May 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | NBM ComicsLit | Language: | English |
| Author: | Julian Voloj, Jeff Chang |
| ISBN: | 9781561639502 |
| Publisher: | NBM Publishing |
| Publication: | May 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | NBM ComicsLit |
| Language: | English |
An engrossing and counter view of one of the most dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, a Bronx legend who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the formidable Ghetto Brothers gang. From the seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his multiracial gang promoted peace rather than violence. Among its many accomplishments, the gang held weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, which fostered the emergence of hip-hop.
An engrossing and counter view of one of the most dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, a Bronx legend who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the formidable Ghetto Brothers gang. From the seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his multiracial gang promoted peace rather than violence. Among its many accomplishments, the gang held weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, which fostered the emergence of hip-hop.
