Philly War Zone: Growing up in a Racial Battleground

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In this true story set in the 1970s, youll look through the eyes of then 14-year-old Kevin Purcell, whos now a professional advertising writer, as he watches his perfect childhood neighborhood turn into a racial battleground, where two young kids are stabbed to death, including one of Kevins friends. Read as the author describes what it was like as young kids, black and white, from working-class families suddenly find themselves on the front lines of racial upheaval.

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Born in 1958, Kevin Purcell is the second oldest of five boys raised by Joe and Mary Purcell in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish (MBS) in Southwest Philadelphia. Kevin graduated from Temple University in 1983 with a B.A. in Journalism/Advertising. His advertising career includes positions at: The Philadelphia Inquirer, National Liberty Marketing, Ogilvy & Mather Direct (New York), and The McClure Group, where Kevin served as Partner, Vice President, and Creative Director. Since 1997, Kevin has been creating TV commercials and direct mail packages from his home-based business, Purcell Direct, Inc. Kevin live inWest Chester, PA with his wife, Jeani, and two children, Christian and Jenny-kate.

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