Ghetto brother warrior to peacemaker
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Contributors
Ahlering, Claudia, illustrator.
ISBN
9781561639489 (pbk.), 1561639486 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
Status
YA Graphic Novel
YA GN VOL
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YA GN VOL
1 available
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Subjects
Other Subjects
Bronx (New York, N.Y) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Community activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gang members -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Melendez, Benjy.
Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Sephardim -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Community activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gang members -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Melendez, Benjy.
Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Sephardim -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Format
Graphic Novel
Language
English
ISBN
9781561639489 (pbk.), 1561639486 (pbk.)
Notes
General Note
"Based on true events"--Title page verso.
Description
A "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 ... 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 of 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
20170615.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Voloj, J., & Ahlering, C. (2015). Ghetto brother: warrior to peacemaker . NBM Comics Lit, .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voloj, Julian and Claudia, Ahlering. 2015. Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker. NBM Comics Lit.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voloj, Julian and Claudia, Ahlering. Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker NBM Comics Lit, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Voloj, Julian., and Claudia Ahlering. Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker NBM Comics Lit, , 2015.
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