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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-100684824663
ISBN-139780684824666
eBay Product ID (ePID)721256
Product Key Features
Book TitleLetters to a Young Victim : Hope and Healing in America's Inner Cities
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSociology / General, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year1996
GenreSocial Science
AuthorArmstrong Williams
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-028106
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal305.38/896073
SynopsisIn a series of compassionate yet provocative letters to a young African American trying to turn his life around, one of America's leading conservatives argues that individual responsibility, not government involvement, is the key to solving the problems of our most devastated communities. In this tough-minded and inspirational book, popular syndicated radio and television talk show host Armstrong Williams offers possible solutions and hopeful words to a community in crisis. In a series of letters to a young black man called Brad, a drug dealer and murderer seeking to transform his life, Williams applies the lessons he learned growing up on a farm in Marion, South Carolina, and, later, working in Washington's corridors of power to find answers to Brad's problems and the difficult questions facing Americans today, especially young black men. His conclusion is clear and powerful: only through hard work, faith, social responsibility, and individual empowerment can we create a better life for ourselves and our children.