{"product_id":"good-kids-bad-city-paperback","title":"Good Kids, Bad City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKyle Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning investigative journalist Kyle Swenson, \u003ci\u003eGood Kids, Bad City\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of the longest wrongful imprisonment in the United States to end in exoneration, and a critical social and political history of Cleveland, the city that convicted them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1970s, three African-American men--Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson--were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. The prosecution's case, which resulted in a combined 106 years in prison for the three men, rested on the more-than-questionable testimony of a pre-teen, Ed Vernon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe actual murderer was never found. Almost four decades later, Vernon recanted his testimony, and Wiley, Kwame, and Rickey were released. But while their exoneration may have ended one of American history's most disgraceful miscarriages of justice, the corruption and decay of the city responsible for their imprisonment remain on trial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterweaving the dramatic details of the case with Cleveland's history--one that, to this day, is fraught with systemic discrimination and racial tension--Swenson reveals how this outrage occurred and why. \u003ci\u003eGood Kids, Bad City\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of astonishing empathy and insight: an immersive exploration of race in America, the struggling Midwest, and how lost lives can be recovered.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKYLE SWENSON\u003c\/b\u003e is a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e A finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, he is also the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for Feature Reporting. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761022468384,"sku":"9781250120250","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea5a497d778b2775359a93b0ee5ca62a.webp?v=1780197436","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/good-kids-bad-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}