Ghetto Sketches, 2021

The "e;Ghetto Sketches"e; was written in 1962, published in 1972. The ghettos in Chicago (North, South, Westside) provided the foundation for the novel. It is an impressionistic study of Washburne Avenue, a street on the Westside/ghetto in Chicago, filled with authentic people. As you read these pages, keep in mind, The "e;Sketches"e; happened in a time frame when there were few community programs to help people with drug issues, alcohol addiction, racism. We've come a long way, but we still have a long way to go, as indicated in this "e;Ghetto Sketches, 2021"e;.