Down These Mean Streets
Artist: Piri Thomas
Year: 1967
Date of Action: May, 1971
Region: North America
Location: Queens, NY
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium:
Confronting Bodies: Queens Community School Board District 25
Description of Artwork: "The book drew on Thomas’s upbringing as the black son of Puerto Rican and Cuban parents during the Great Depression in El Barrio, East Harlem, the dehumanizing racism he even faced within his family, his youth as a gang member which led to seven years in prison, and ultimately, his transformation into an educator and writer." - Smithsonian Magazine
The Incident: Not provided yet.
Results of Incident: Not provided yet.
Source:
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/piri-thomas-and-power-self-portrayal-180963651/#yMXH8F0vyfvUcKMf.99,
• https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/09/archives/book-ban-splits-a-queens-school-district-ban-on-book-splits-a.html,
• "https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/20/books/book-banning-in-america.html ""https" has not been listed as valid URI scheme.
