Avon Barksdale
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Avon Barksdale

Played by Wood Harris

Leader of the drug organization that bears his name, Barksdale grew up in the Terrace high-rises and has managed to avoid arrest, remaining a furtive but increasingly powerful force in the Westside drug trade. 

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Follow a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspective of cops and criminals in this classic series.

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