Tillis, James

Beating the odds( visu )
2 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in 英语 and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Six black men with successful lives and careers, describe their childhood and how they made it out of the ghetto. Four are business executives, one a heavyweight boxer, one a doctor and one a lawyer. In between their stories, executive John Dunham speaks with the Manson family, a third generation welfare family. They talk about what life is like for them in the ghetto today.