Product Description: GROWING UP OAKLANDThe “Battle Royale,” a cruel practice among the southern gentry in the antebellum South, saw blindfolded black boys thrown into a room to slug it out until only one boy was left standing. Don Dunbar’s “Battle Royale” came in the late sixties, when his stepfather, who Don called “the meanest man I’ve ever known,” threw him into a room with a much bigger boy...read more

A veteran counselor identifies key mistakes that can lead to college admissions rejections, explaining the importance of character in helping applicants to stand out among fellow high school students. Original.