Summer of Smoke: A Thing of Beauty I eBook : Bloor, Edward

James Porter was a freshman in high school in 1967-1968.

That was the year when his all-white soccer team got assaulted by the fans and players of all-black teams.

It was the year when angry, disenfranchised blacks went out of their way to “bump” whites on the streets of Trenton, New Jersey.

And finally, in the spring and summer, it was the year when all hell broke loose.