Posts Tagged ‘Jim Crow laws’

Ghetto Rat (California)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

This chapter explores life in two separate ghettos where I have lived. It highlights the American history of ghetto slums and explains why African-Americans are crowded into them. As a side note, I try to compare cultural differences between white and black poverty. This includes my father’s background with racial violence in Los Angelos. (more…)