A high school honors student encounters police officers just steps away from his home. He emerges from the confrontation bruised and beaten. The police charge him with felonies. But when the story becomes public, an American city faces protests, deep division and a long quest for justice.

“A City Divided” examines the case involving the young man and three Pittsburgh Police officers. The book takes an in-depth look at the opposing stories and the role of race and fear, to find answers. What happened between the police and the teen, and  what went wrong? Can the courts respond in a way that finds a just solution? And how can we prevent these tragedies in the future?