“The human parallels are important here, because the legend of the urban pit bull would become a literal companion piece to America’s failed war on drugs. When a dog scare collides with a drug scare – especially one as racialized as the crack “epidemic” – the effects are multiplicative.”

“The human parallels are important here, because the legend of the urban pit bull would become a literal companion piece to America’s failed war on drugs. When a dog scare collides with a drug scare – especially one as racialized as the crack “epidemic” – the effects are multiplicative.”

— Bronwen Dickey