Delving into the Challenge of Crime in the South

My latest article for the American Communities Project focuses on the problem of crime and gun violence in African American South communities.

“In many ways, Orangeburg is typical of the African American South, a rural, low-income, heterogeneous, and deeply rooted community wrestling with a modern scourge of crime and gun violence. In late winter, one gas station along the county’s main drag was preparing to install new bulletproof glass. High-profile shootings of youth in recent months have rocked the Orangeburg community.”

Read the full story.