So, of all the readings we've done in class, this is by far the most interesting. Gang Leader for a Day is written by a young Sudhir Venkatesh in the early 90's as he discovers and follows a gang leader in urban Chicago and learns about the different lifestyles there. The book is a New York Times best seller and is written in much of the same style as what's found in 'Freakanomics'.
The book follows Sudhir as he befriends J.T. a gang leader of the Black Kings and follows J.T. as he shows him a filtered view of gang life in Chicago. Sudhir becomes enthralled with the culture, spending the next six years with the black kings, taking time to learn not only of J.T. but the workers, the squatters, the residents, the cops, and Ms. Bailey.
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