Donald Goines: The Writer Who Told The Truth About The Streets
Early Life: A Tough Beginning Donald Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1936. His parents owned a laundry business, so his family was not poor, but life was not always easy. When he was only fifteen, Donald lied about his age to join the Air Force. He served during the Korean War, but while he was there, he developed a heroin addiction. This addiction would shape the rest of his life and his writing.