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100 1  Voloj, Julian,|eauthor. 
245 10 Ghetto brother :|bwarrior to peacemaker /|cJulian Voloj 
       and Claudia Ahlering. 
264  1 New York :|bNBM Comics Lit,|c2015. 
264  4 |c©2015. 
300    127 pages :|bchiefly black and white illustrations ;|c23 
       cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent. 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent. 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia. 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier. 
500    "Based on true events" -- title page verso. 
520    "An engrossing and counter view of one of the most 
       dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic
       novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, son of 
       Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 
       1960s, the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang. From the 
       seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked 
       by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an 
       incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his 
       multiracial gang promoted peace rather than violence. 
       After initiating a gang truce, the Ghetto Brothers held 
       weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, 
       which fostered the emergence of hip-hop. Melendez also 
       began to reclaim his Jewish roots after learning about his
       family's dramatic crypto-Jewish background" --|cprovided 
       by publisher. 
600 10 Melendez, Benjy. 
650  0 Gang members|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography|vComic
       books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Gangs|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography|vComic books,
       strips, etc. 
650  0 Community activists|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography
       |vComic books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Puerto Ricans|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography
       |vComic books, strips, etc. 
650  0 Sephardim|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography|vComic 
       books, strips, etc. 
651  0 Bronx (New York, N.Y.)|vBiography|vComic books, strips, 
       etc. 
655  7 Graphic novels.|2lcgft 
655  7 Comics (Graphic works)|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Ahlering, Claudia,|eillustrator.