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Drugs were so common place in Washington DC that there were many parts of the city where drugs were sold in the open air with out fear of the law or the police. People would line up to buy crack and often cause traffic jams. Drugs were such a problem…

Lynda Waters is a crack addict. She prioritized crack above all else in her life, including her children. She has missed most of their lives, and does not even know her youngest daughter, as she has spent many years in jail. This interview with Lynda…

This newspaper article describes a group of men whose addiction to crack cocaine brought them to homelessness and poverty. And yet the direction of their conversation seems to always be crack cocaine. They are aware how they hurting themselves, but…

Mayor Marion Barry was arrested early 1990 by the FBI for possession of crack cocaine. Mayor Barry was suspected of using crack cocaine for years, but denied it. He led the fight against crack in DC. His arrest came as a surprise for some, but not…

This image is of a boy named Dooney. He is an example of the lives of children of crack addicts. At the age of six, he could describe the process of cooking crack and smoking it. He once said that drugs was the reason his mother couldn't take care of…

This chart was used using data about crime in DC from 1979 to 1989. It shows how crime steadily increased, especially from 1985 to 1989.

President Bush addressed the nation. He informed the citizens that there crack was the biggest drug issue the country was facing while holding a bag of crack cocaine in his hand. President Bush informed everyone that the drug he was holding was being…

On 5 September 1989, President Bush presented the nation with a bag of crack cocaine. He informed everyone that crack cocaine was one of the major issues plaguing the country. President Bush stated that the drugs were bought in a park across the…

Lamont Carey grew up on the streets in Washington DC. In this mp3, he describes how he learned to deal drugs before he really had aspirations to be a drug dealer.

Coach Thompson was the coach for the Georgetown basketball team beginning in 1972. When Thompson heard that some of his players were frequenting clubs in which Rayful Edmonds, a notorious crack kingpin, was a regular, Thompson arranged a meeting with…