Goodreads asked Charles S. Isaacs:

How do you get inspired to write?

Charles S. Isaacs Almost 50 years ago, I was deeply involved in a historic, racially charged conflict in New York City. I always felt that the standard history of that controversy was biased and slanted against the black community, but didn’t know what I could do about it. Then, in 2011, a historian interviewed me for an oral history he was putting together. This prompted me to pull out my old files, refresh my memories, and take another look at the books that had been written about the episode. This made me angry enough to write my own book: "Inside Ocean Hill-Brownsville," a combination of history, analysis and memoir.

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