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<p>When Frank Hammond became a counselor at South Oak Cliff High School in the Dallas Independent School District he had a good feeling. As a black man with a solid church upbringing and a degree from a historical black college he felt he could really make a difference in the lives of young inner-city kids who attended this predominately black high school.</p> <p>It didn't take Hammond long to discover that all was not well within the walls of the high school. In <i>SOC: Welcome to the Cage</i> he provides a behind-the-scenes look at what happened at this school as the focus turned from understanding black dynamics to black exploitation. Hammond reveals the scandals that took place at the school including a corrupt and unethical principal a staff that stole from students and engaged in inappropriate sexual relations security guards who forced students to cage fight and manipulation of student grades.</p> <p><i>SOC: Welcome to the Cage</i> narrates the transgressions and describes what happened when Hammond blew the whistle; the school district was forced to choose between doing what was right and protecting its basketball championships-an action that affected a member of the University of Kansas national championship basketball team.</p>