num_pages: 280
description: As a teenager raised in L.A.'s inner city without a father, Michael Datcher had already committed theft, learned the ways of the street, and developed a mortal fear of police. But Datcher had a dream about a very different kind of life - and a second chance to make good on a promise to himself.
language: English
title: Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story
titlecomplete: Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story
genres: Race, African American, Memoir, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 496
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Riverhead Books