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Donaldson, Greg.

The Ville : cops and kids in urban America / Greg Donaldson.

New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1993.

x, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Follows a year in the life of two urban black males from opposite sides of the street. Gary Lemite, an enthusiastic young Housing police officer, charges recklessly into gunfire in pursuit of respect and promotion. Sharron Corley, a member of a gang called the LoLifes and the star of the Thomas Jefferson High School play, is also looking for respect as he tries to survive these streets.

Juvenile delinquents -- New York (State) -- New York.

Police -- New York (State) -- New York.

Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.

SUMMER: Don't Give Up on Your Dreams -- Gun Collar -- One Male Black -- "Get Out of Brownsville" -- J. R. Junior -- Props -- The Scream -- Payday -- "No, Robo, No" -- The Feds Are Clocking -- Bloody Valentine -- The Troops -- Eddie on the Back -- Old-Timers -- "I Never Met the Man" -- Hell Night -- Kids' Stuff -- FALL: Jeff -- "Come Behind Me" -- "Straight to That Holy House" -- Satellite -- In Full Effect -- Going to Represent -- Apartment 5AB -- "He Looks Like a Perp" -- "Trap Off" -- "It Hurts, Price" -- Riker's Island -- WINTER: "He's Gone" -- "Christmas Is for White People" -- Country Boys -- "Let the Dogs Loose" -- Discontent -- "Two Tears in a Bucket" -- "I Like the Way I Am" -- Homecoming -- SPRING AND SUMMER: "I Can't Walk" -- "I Am the Ville" -- Twenty-four Seven -- Judgment -- "Big Days" -- Brownsville -- Epilogue Later -- Epilogue 1994.

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