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1) Devil in the grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the dawn of a new America

Author

King, Gilbert

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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A gripping true story of racism, murder, rape, and the law that brings to light one of the most dramatic court cases in American history--and offers a rare and revealing portrait of the young and flamboyant civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall as he has never been seen before.

2) Beneath a ruthless sun: a true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found

Author

King, Gilbert

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller "Devil in the Grove" comes a gripping story of sex, race, class, corruption, and the arc of justice. In December 1957, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. Journalist Mabel Norris Reese and an inexperienced young lawyer pursue the case, winning unlikely allies and chasing down leads until at long last they begin...