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Show Me A Hero

A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption

Lisa Belkin

Not in my backyard -- that's the refrain commonly invoked by property owners who oppose unwanted development. Such words assume a special ferocity when the development in question is public housing. Lisa Belkin penetrates the prejudices, myths, and heated emotions stirred by the most recent trend in public housing as she re-creates a landmark case ...
Publish Date
2000-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
2000-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1999
Goodreads Rating
4.28
ISBN
9780316391351
Recommendations
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2023-02-15T09:35:39.000Z
@visakanv It's just north of where my grandmother lives. If you're interested, there's a great book/miniseries called Show Me a Hero about fighting de facto segregation in Yonkers      source