For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst by DeSantis, John

For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493534852)

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For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst by DeSantis, John

For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst

$18.95
For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst by DeSantis, John

For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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REVISED EDITION WATCH THE AWARD-WINNING HBO DOCUMENTARY "STORM OVER BROOKLYN" THEN READ THIS BOOK On Aug. 23 1989 a 16-year-old black youth and his two friends were pursued by a bat-wielding mob of 40 white youths. One of them had a gun and shot the teen, Yusuf Hawkins, through the heart. This did not occur in the deep south but the industrial north, in Brooklyn, NY. This book tells the story of the marches that followed on the streets and the drama that followed in the courtroom, and it provides lessons still valid today

Author: John DeSantis
ISBN-10: 1493534858
ISBN-13: 9781493534852
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/19/2013
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.61d
By John DeSantis
By John DeSantis
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John DeSantis began his journalism career covering crime on the streets of New York for UPI and has since worked for newspapers on all three coasts. He has covered aspects of Hurricane Katrina for the New York Times and other publications, and continues writing about race relations and social justice issues. He is currently the senior staff writer at the Tri-Parish Times in Houma, La.

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