Title: Slipping Into Darkness
Subtitle: A True Story from the American Ghetto
Description: Stunning Los Angeles history of the 16 months the author lived with the largest black street gang South Central and Compton during the lead-up to, and during, the nation's most violent riots in the spring of 1992.
Subjects: Los Angeles, true story, street gangs, teen violence, riot, racism, Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
Places: Los Angeles, California
Time periods: 1991-1992