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“Down These Mean Streets,” Mr. Thomas's first published book, recounted his scarred childhood, his descent into drugs and violent crime, and his emergence from prison as a writer. Once banned by libraries because of its graphic language and imagery, the book is a mainstay on high-school and college reading lists.

Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, is sexually explicit, exalts evil, lacks literary merit, is unsuitable for a particular age group, or includes offensive language.

Thomas died from pneumonia at his home in El Cerrito, California on October 7, 2011. He is survived by his wife, six children, and three step-children.

A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

Racial identity is a prevalent topic in Down These Mean Streets. The book tells the story of Piri, a Puerto Rican black man, who has to navigate through a complex system of discrimination and racial prejudice in the USA. Piri's story portrays the difficulty of navigating through different racial identities.

Censorship. Down These Mean Streets has either been banned or challenged in Salinas, California; Teaneck, NJ; Darien, CT; District 25 in Queens, New York City, New York and in Long Island, New York.