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

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 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.

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 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,…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.