An essay on the fourth season DVD boxed set of the politically uncompromising HBO series, The Wire (created by Ed Burns and David Simon), an urban crime drama of unprecedented complexity that is unusual in featuring a cast largely composed of African Americans.

Keywords:
David Simon, Ed Burns, Baltimore, African Americans, television drama, HBO
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2008
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