When Crack Was King
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Author | Donovan X. Ramsey |
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Language | English |
Published | 2023 |
Publication place | United States |
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era is a 2023 nonfiction book written by Donovan X. Ramsey.[1][2]
Critical reception
NPR wrote "An excellent work of people-first journalism, When Crack Was King offers not only a vivid and frank history, but points to the way communities tend to save themselves even as they're being actively targeted by state policy and violence.[3]
References
- ^ "The New York Times". 2023.
- ^ "MSNBC". 2023.
- ^ Masad, Ilana (July 11, 2023). "'When Crack Was King' follows four people who lived through the drug epidemic". NPR.