Convicted in the Womb One Man's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker
, by UPCHURCH, CARLNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780553375206 | 0553375202
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/4/1997
Once Carl Upchurch was an elementary school dropout fighting for survival on the streets of South Philadelphia, a gang member wedded to a life of violence, a bank robber facing a future in federal penitentiaries. Now he is a respected community organizer and one of the most compelling and visionary leaders of the civil rights movement. Catapulted into the national spotlight following his organization of a summit that brought together the country's most notorious gangs. Carl Upchurch has found himself in direct conflict with other African American civil right leaders. This is his scathing critique of t he established civil rights movement and his bold manifesto for solving the critical problems facing today's urban American. And this is his own unforgettable story-reality of urban crime gang warfare, and racial injustice from one who knows firsthand what it's like to beConvicted in the Womb