The Pact, Rameck Hunt
The Pact, Rameck Hunt
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The Pact
Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

Author: Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Lisa Page

Narrator: George Jenkins, Sampson Davis

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2002

Synopsis

George Jenkins, Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt were three African American kids living in the inner city of Newark, all from broken homes, all living amid poverty, crime, and drug abuse. Two served time in juvenile detention centers. They met in high school and together they made a pact: they would support each other for as long as it would take for them to become doctors. Through an affirmative action program, they enrolled at Seton Hall University's premed program, from which they graduated in 1995. In May 1999, they graduated with degrees in medicine and dentistry.

The Pact is an extraordinary testament to the power of male friendship. Friendships among young men often revolved around taking risks, often unnecessary or even dangerous risks. This remarkable story teaches the power of friendship and proves the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King's proposition that amazing things happen when we "stand on the solid rock of brotherhood." The three supported each other through high school, college, and medical school. Their success, which was due to unwavering, mutual support, shows that young men can help each other avoid trouble and fulfill their dreams by using their strong friendship as a powerful antidote to the temptations and pitfalls of inner-city life.

About Rameck Hunt

Rameck Hunt is a board-certified internist at University Medical Center at Princeton and an assistant professor of medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he earned his medical degree. He is a recipient of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Pact and We Beat the Street. Hunt is cofounder, with Sampson Davis and George Jenkins, of the Three Doctors Foundation, which seeks to inspire and create opportunities for inner-city communities through education, mentoring, and health awareness. He lives near Newark, New Jersey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathleen on August 20, 2011

Ok, here's the thing. I would give this 2.5 stars, but definitely couldn't round it up to 3. I appreciate the overall theme: perseverance and pulling oneself up from metaphorical bootstraps. I really do think it's a valuable idea for people to explore through individual stories of success like this......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 23, 2018

When I saw this book on Amazon, I knew I had to read it. The Pact is an inspiring memoir that chronicles the life of three men who grew up in a violent neighbourhood. There were no doctors or lawyers walking their streets. Instead, most of their loved ones were struggling to make ends meet and turni......more

Goodreads review by Patty on August 06, 2012

I know how my students feel now when they are required to read a book NOT of their choosing!......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on February 26, 2016

A well written book, The Pact it takes the reader to a whole different world through the lives of three different teenager boys. An unexpected turn came into these two boys they started out on not caring about school ditching getting into fights going into the wrong group of people. Sampson Davis, G......more

Goodreads review by Lexus on February 26, 2016

The book The Pact by Lisa Frazier Page is an interesting book that takes the reader for a trip through the lives of a few boys. Three boys live in a community that very many people don’t make it out of without going to jail or dying at a young age. The boys tell their story of how they made it out o......more

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