A Gathering of Old Men

by Gaines, Ernest J

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New York, New York: Vintage Books, 1992 Book is New, The cover is in Pristine condition.. Paperback. New.

Book summary

A story of racism, violence, and self-realization set in backwoods Louisiana under the Jim Crow era. The action is set in motion when a white farmer is murdered by a black, in circumstances reminiscent of the notorious Emmet Till case of the 1950s. Rather than allow the defendant to be summarily executed--or lynched--fifteen elderly black men go to the local sheriff and each confess to the crime, thereby making prosecution of the case virtually impossible.

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