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"The unforgettable true story of a young man facing a ten-year
prison sentence who was offered an impossible mission: coax a
confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and be free to
walk
"Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago and was destined for
greatness on the football field. By the time he reached his
twenties, he was rubbing shoulders with famous actors, porn stars,
and the children of powerful politicians. But a few costly mistakes
left him with a ten-year prison term and no chance of parole. Less
than a year into his sentence, Keene was approached by the
prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted another man,
Larry Hall, for murder and was fighting his appeal. He offered
Keene a deal: Enter one of the most dangerous prisons in the U.S.,
befriend Hall, and get him to confess to the murder of two young
women and tell him where he buried the one whose body was still
missing. If he succeeded, Keene would get an unconditional release.
If he failed, he’d have no choice but to ride out his term. If he
was found out, he could also be killed. A story that gained
national notoriety, this is Keene’s powerful tale of peril,
violence, and redemption
In 1967, leaders of the Boston establishment decided to open the
city's neighbourhoods by making mortgage funds available to blacks
who wanted to build or buy houses there. But this goal was to be
achieved by the "private understanding" that these mortgages would
be available only in Boston's established Jewish neighbourhoods,
such as Mattapan. This policy quickly wiped out the tightly knit
Jewish areas in Dorchester and nearby Roxbury, once home to 90,000
Jews. Tragically, few of the new black residents of the area
acquired adequate housing, security or education for their
families, and the Jewish community was betrayed by its nominal
leaders, at the cost of the destruction of historical
neighbourhoods. In this book, the authors aim to provide insight
into the reasons why this incident took place.
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