Ghetto brother, warrior to peacemaker, Julian Voloj and Claudia Ahlering
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Ghetto brother, warrior to peacemaker, Julian Voloj and Claudia Ahlering
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Ghetto brother
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
893454015
Responsibility statement
Julian Voloj and Claudia Ahlering
Sub title
warrior to peacemaker
Summary
"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, son of Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the notorious 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. After initiating a gang truce, the Ghetto Brothers held weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, which fostered the emergence of hip-hop. Melendez also began to reclaim his Jewish roots after learning about his family's dramatic crypto-Jewish background" --, provided by publisher
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- Biographies
- Graphic novels
- Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gang members -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Sephardim -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Community activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Melendez, Benjy, 1952-
- Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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- Biographies
- Graphic novels
- Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gang members -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Sephardim -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Community activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Melendez, Benjy, 1952-
- Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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- Author1
- Illustrator1
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