In Toward Camden, Mercy Romero writes a complex and vibrant story about the largely African American and Puerto Rican Cramer Hill neighborhood in New Jersey where she grew up.

Acknowledgments  vii
Prologue 1
1. Toward Camden 1
2. Empty Lots  30
3. Demolition Futures  47
4. Halfway Houses  68
Epilogue  93
Notes  97
Bibliography  111
Index  121

Mercy Romero is Associate Professor of American Literature and American Studies at Sonoma State University.