{"product_id":"9781561639489","title":"Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2016 In the Margins Book Award\u003cbr\u003e 2016 \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Graphic Novels\u003cbr\u003e 2017 Maverick Graphic Novel List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and counter view of one of the most dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, a Bronx legend, son of Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang. From the seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his multiracial gang promoted peace rather than violence. After initiating a gang truce, the Ghetto Brothers held weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, which fostered the emergence of hip-hop. Melendez also began to reclaim his Jewish roots after learning about his family's dramatic crypto-Jewish background. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"N B M Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055777464560,"sku":"9781561639489","price":8.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781561639489_p0.jpg?v=1763786302","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781561639489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}