Uprising: Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth in the Crossfire

by Sister Shah'keyah and Yusuf Jah

Book Overview

In the spring of 1992 the African American neighborhoods of Los Angeles - Compton, Watts, Gardena, South Central - were irrevocably transformed by the greatest domestic riots of this century: the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684804603
• ISBN13: 9780684804606
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Life ain't all you think it is

This book is not understood by many people, mainly the white race is taking charge of black men in gangs, yeah many of us black men today gang bang today, and what are you all going to do about it? the only thing I can tell y'all is to take this seriously and you know this is a black thing, we are taking charge of our lives cuzz.

Out dated book good history though

Great history of gangs, everything in here is true. Except a lot of these guys talk about coming together as black people against the oppressive white man. Total garbage. Why get together against the white man? What kind of ingorance is this?They seem to love their gang history as well, unfortunately gangs are pretty pathetic. They are not like the mafia at all, nothing romantic with these people, they are just poor people who are drug crazed and kill each other over 5 dollar bills, or simply because of a stupid color?

An eye opening book that informs and inspires.

This book taught me more about the inner workings of gangs than any newspaper article or magazine piece I have ever read. Finally I have begun to grasp what is truly going on in the hearts and minds of gang members. It is a mind opening book and I encourage all people to read it especially educators.