From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. Beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement lay a unfocused rage. Neither law enforcement nor social agency could end the escalating bloodshed. Peace came only through the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come by giving birth to hip-hop culture. Rubble Kings, the most comprehensive documentation of life during this era of gang rule to date, tells the story find out more...
Jayne Marshall says: "An adaptation of the book of the same name - a friend made me read the book, which I mostly hated, not least because all I could think whilst reading it was, 'written-in-order-to-sell-film-rights' over and over. Not long after I finished the book, the film version was announced. The film is concerned with the story of Skeeter, an aspiring writer and privileged white woman living in 1960s Mississippi and trying to overcome the stifling social constraints still find out more...