Take Baltimore Revisited: Stories Of Inequality And Resistance In A U.S. City Written By P. Nicole King Presented In Text

kept this book by my bed and would read a chapter every now and then, and finally just finished up the last three chapters.
Each chapter is by a different author, examining a different piece of Baltimore, Some topics I was already familiar with, but the vast majority of the book covered places, people, and movements that, even though I've lived here for over a decade, I had not heard about.
While most chapters are more academically written, they are short, This book is an excellent overview into the issues of inequality, covering both distant and recent history, and often looking towards policies for the future of the city.
An excellent addition to the cannon of Baltimore history and cultural studies, If there's anything to complain about, it's that I wanted more,

More depth/detail and more chapters overall, That's not to say any of this book was shallow, It wasn't. I just wanted more. Nicknamed both “Mobtown” and “Charm City” and located on the border of the North and South, Baltimore is a city of contradictions.
From media depictions in The Wire to the reallife trial of police officers for the murder of Freddie Gray, Baltimore has become a quintessential example of a struggling American city.
Yet the truth about Baltimore is far more complicatedand more fascinating,
 
To help untangle these apparent paradoxes, the editors of Baltimore Revisited have assembled a collection of over thirty experts from inside and outside academia.
Together, they reveal that Baltimore has been ground zero for a slew of neoliberal policies, a place where inequality has increased as corporate interests have eagerly privatized public goods and services to maximize profits.
But they also uncover how community members resist and reveal a long tradition of Baltimoreans who have fought for social justice.

 
The essays in this collection take readers on a tour through the citys diverse neighborhoods, from the Lumbee Indian community in East Baltimore to the crusade for environmental justice in South Baltimore.
Baltimore Revisited examines the citys past, reflects upon the citys present, and envisions the citys future, .