Show me a hero : a tale of murder, suicide, race, and redemption

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Label

Show me a hero : a tale of murder, suicide, race, and redemption

Title remainder

a tale of murder, suicide, race, and redemption

Statement of responsibility

Lisa Belkin

Creator

• Belkin, Lisa, 1960-

Contributor

• Simon, David, 1960-

Author

• Belkin, Lisa, 1960-

Subject

• Public housing -- New York (State) | Yonkers -- History -- 20th century
• Social conflict -- New York (State) | Yonkers -- History -- 20th century
• Yonkers (N.Y.) -- Politics and government
• Yonkers (N.Y.) -- Race relations
• Yonkers (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
• African Americans -- New York (State) | Yonkers -- Social conditions
• Poor -- New York (State) | Yonkers -- Social conditions

Language

eng

Summary

• Issues facing public housing in Yonkers and the people who live with the results
• In 1987, Nick Wasicsko became the mayor of Yonkers just as the city was ordered by a Federal judge to create new public housing in previously restricted areas of the city. The story follows the judge, the young mayor, the politicians, the innovative planning consultant, the homeowners and the new tenants, and hopes of and stresses on each.--

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YDXCP

Dewey number

305.8/009747277

Index

no index present

LC call number

F129.Y5

Literary form

non fiction

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