Sacred Place - Couverture souple

Black, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312380704 ISBN 13 : 9780312380700

Editeur : Griffin, 2008

Synopsis

Inspired by the murder of Emmett Till, this novel offers a powerful and profound exploration of black pain, suffering, and strength in the segregated South.

In the summer of 1955, fourteen-year-old Clement enters a general store in Money, Mississippi to purchase a soda. Unaware of the consequences of flouting the rules governing black-white relations in the South, this Chicago native defies tradition, by laying a dime on the counter and turns to depart. Miss Cuthbert, the store attendant, demands that he place the money in her hand, but he refuses, declaring, "I ain't no slave!" and exits with a sense of entitlement unknown to black people at the time. His behavior results in his brutal murder. This event sparks a war in Money, forcing the black community to galvanize its strength in pursuit of equality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Black is a native of Kansas City, Kansas, yet spent the majority of his childhood years in Blackwell, Arkansas. He is an associate professor at his alma mater, Clark Atlanta University, where he now aims to provide an example to young Americans of the importance of self-knowledge and communal commitment. He is the author of They Tell Me of a Home and The Sacred Place.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312380704
• ISBN 13: 9780312380700
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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