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When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan X. Ramsey

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Cover of the book "When Crack Was King," and Donovan X. Ranmsey.

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

How documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and reflections on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.

by Donovan X. Ramsey, Naomi Elias via The Nation on August 4, 2023

A young Black boy pictured mid-flip, while his peers look on. In the background are a row of houses, one of which abandoned with the windows punched out.

What We Meant When We Said 'Crackhead'

“I’ve learned, through hundreds of interviews and years of research, is that what crack really did was expose every vulnerability of society.”

by Donovan X. Ramsey via The Atlantic on July 11, 2023

Aftermath of a riot in Washington, D.C., following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral in 1968. Photography by Warren K. Leffler, via the Library of Congress.

After the Murder

Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination was the fateful moment that the wave of hope finally broke for Black America.

by Donovan X. Ramsey via Guernica on July 6, 2023

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