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1 online resource |
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Intro; Raising Fences; Copyright; Dedication; 1. in the beginning; 2. the spinners; 3. camille; 4. becoming adopted; 5. forget me not; 6. visiting mariam; 7. the campaign; 8. welcome to california; 9. beneath zebras; 10. tongue knot; 11. daddy; 12. sex, lies, and videotape; 13. nicole; 14. berkeley; 15. she loves me not; 16. disciple; 17. blood; 18. lakers break; 19. shall set you free; 20. world stage; 21. the bomb; 22. the dating game; 23. negotiations; 24. a decent proposal; 25. vows; 26. happily ever after; 27. work; 28. the spinners; 29. tao of fences; Connect with Diversion Books |
| Summary |
At once heartrending and unflinchingly honest, RAISING FENCES is the memoir of an African American man who spent his youth committing thefts, experimenting with sex, and developing a mortal fear of the police. Like many young black men, at the heart of Michael Datcher's childhood stood the gaping hole left by an absent father, and out of that hole grew the fervent desire to fulfill a dream that seemed almost a fantasy: to leave the streets behind, build a family, and become what he had wanted so badly-a good father. Breaking out of his self-destructive habits and taking responsibility for his mistakes, however, would take him to his breaking point and bring him face to face with the threat of becoming what he feared most |
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Datcher, Michael, 1967-
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Datcher, Michael, 1967- -- Childhood and youth
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Datcher, Michael, 1967- fast |
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Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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African American families -- California -- Los Angeles
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Fatherless families -- California -- Los Angeles
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Journalists -- United States -- Biography
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Paternal deprivation -- United States
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African American men -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Activists.
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Childhood and youth of a person
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African American families
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African American men
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Fatherless families
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Journalists
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Paternal deprivation
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Poets, American
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California -- Los Angeles
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United States
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Biographies
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Love stories.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781682301180 |
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1682301184 |
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