Coates grew up in a tough Baltimore neighborhood, subject to the same temptationsas other young black boys. But he had a father in the household, a man steeped in race consciousness and willing to go to any lengthsincluding beatingsto keep his sons on the right path. With sharp cultural observations and emotional depth, Coates recalls an adolescence of surreptitiously standing on corners eying girls, drinking fifths, and earning reps, mindful of his…
Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates · Original publisher: Spiegel & Grau, 2008
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