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This map depicts a number of things. It shows Hanover Place, where Rayful Edmonds lived and started dealing crack, the area where activist Leroy Thorpe began uniting his neighborhood against the drug dealers. it also depicts hot spots for drug sales,…

Ruben Castenada was a reporter for the Washington Post who covered crime in Washington DC. He was also addicted to crack. He describes what it was like to live this double life in this interview with WAMU.

This graph depicts the rise of homicide that occurred in the late 1980s. Homicides increased from 225 to 369 in the span of one year; this is a rise of approximately 64 percent.

This is a photo of Rayful Edmond III. He was the most notorious drug king pin in Washington DC in the 1980s. It is said that he made millions of dollars selling crack cocaine in the District.

This photograph depicts Hanover Place, a place that was a notorious drug market in Washington DC in the 1980s.