Afraid of the Darks: The Gentrification of Shaw (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499136845)

In the heart of Washington, D.C. there is an ongoing conflict. It is simmering just below the surface most days, and periodically boils to the surface late at night with unexpected, often violent outcomes. The conflicting personalities are as diverse in social background as they are in physical appearance: the historic blacks of the Shaw and Adams Morgan communities, and the "new gentry," most young, most white, many gay. The community's conversions are nearing completion, with the last generation of the historic residents unable to keep up with soaring property values, disappearing rental properties, and the continuation of gun- and drug-fueled violence which for so long has plagued these communities. But many are determined to hold on, and the younger ones, fueled by need, some by greed, and many by hatred, do what they feel is necessary to "get paid."

Author: Ronald R. Hanna
ISBN-10: 1499136846
ISBN-13: 9781499136845
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2011
Pages: 564
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.14d