His parents struggled to keep their family together in the middle of what was at that time one of the worst slums in the country .
Joshua Clay was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn , New York , the youngest of five children .
Joshua Clay 's parents struggled to keep their family together in the middle of what was at that time one of the worst slums in the country .
Joshua Clay was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn , New York , the youngest of five children .