FOR THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst

Hardback. The murder of 16yr. old Yusuf Hawkins was more than just another death of another inner-city youth. The day Hawkins and 3 of his friends went to the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn to look at a used car, only to be met by a bat-wielding mob of white youths, was a day that marked a turning point in the history of New York City. No other racial incident so galvanised two very different communities. No other incident sparked such angry protest - and such a shocking reaction to those protests. And no other incident so dramatically changed the course of politics and race relations in the largest and most diverse city in the United States. Illus. 240pp. 8vo h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in Nr. F. pcdw.