Murder Town, USA: Homicide, Structural Violence, and Activism in Wilmington

James Short Senior Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology

Far too many poor Black communities struggle with gun violence and homicide. The result has been the unnatural contortion of Black families and the inter—generational perpetuation of social chaos and untimely death. Young people are repeatedly ripped away from life by violence, while many men are locked away in prisons. In neighborhoods like those of Wilmington, Delaware, residents routinely face the pressures of viol...