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Reading a true story that took place near my former home while listening to the rain outside.

This was rage-inducing, especially as it feels like we are going backwards in terms of “justice for all”. Thurgood Marshall and the other lawyers and reporters who traveled into danger were amazingly brave.

This is absolute must-read nonfiction for anyone who wants to deeply experience what it was like to be a Black American in the Jim Crow South of the 1940s/50s. They say you have to hit rock bottom to turn a corner. This book describes a time in America when we hit it. #blackhistorymonth #pulitzer

It‘s #blackhistorymonth and this was one of my #roll100 books. No brainer to finally get to this Pulitzer Prize winner.

Reads like a thriller. Made me want to stay up past my bedtime.

A school teacher from Mims, Florida, Harry Tyson Moore.... and some of his NAACP associates organized the Progressive Voters League, which mounted an aggressive campaign to register blacks on the voting rally in Florida. By 1948, he had brought nearly seventy thousand new black Democratic voters in the system...

While this book was gripping and told an important story, there were many elements that were unsatisfying, not due to the writing but rather the facts. The legal outcome was not what I would have hoped, and the fact that a murderer remained in elected office and was never held to account for his crimes was frustrating but a reflection of reality.

Starting my February pile for Black History month. This one‘s dense and intense. Growing up in the Carolinas, my family never really considered Florida a part of the South. This book sadly shows it always was, at least in terms of injustice.

I read this years ago (pre-Litsy) and it‘s haunted my reality ever since. It was horrifying, appalling, eye-opening and riveting. It‘s come up in conversation over the years, and it‘s a large part of why I have no desire to go to Florida (sorry, any Floridians). And it‘s on sale for $1.99 - I think for the whole month of January! I look forward to rereading it.

This book has everything, mystery, history, biography. Recommend to everyone especially fans of narrative nonfiction.

I had to take this in chunks. That these things are still happening today makes it even worse.
Worth the time to read to learn and understand.

My next audiobook.
I listened to some of it today, then I needed quiet. I know that that is part of my white privileged that I can just turn off the horrors and have quiet. POC have to live these horrors everyday no matter what. They deserve quiet.

Couch, cat, slippers, book. I‘ve been waiting all day for this. 🥰

As the mother of a Marine, this paragraph broke my heart. THIS is how the South treated black soldiers coming home after serving their country in war?

The horrific racism and violence in this book is making me sick to my stomach. What a shameful chapter in our nation‘s history.

Lazy Saturday morning with a book, tea, fleecy robe and slippers. Cat apparently not included.

When you have a reputation in your office for being “The Reader” and your colleagues leave books on your desk that they think you might like. 😀📚👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#weekendreads #nowreading #chipotlesunday

So many of the stories of civil rights injustice are heartbreaking -- this one hits hard. 4 African- American men were accused of raping a young white woman -- despite an utter lack of evidence and gross physical assault by the sheriff, those that survived to trial were found guilty. This is the story of the crime, trial, and efforts by Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP to right this gross miscarriage of justice. Captivating read.

A lot of American history that made me upset and reinforced gratitude & admiration for civil rights advocates. If I believed in hell, this “man” and many more should be tortured for eternity. This tragedy and miscarriage of justice is documented, but I feel so badly for all the harm done to others that was ignored and accepted. It‘s not hard to see the thread of history alive today either. 😑

Injustice after injustice after injustice after injustice. This book horrified me and made me so angry. What those boys were put through was shameful. And it was just one instance of too many at that time. The author's research was meticulous and well thought out. Everyone should read this and know about this chapter of our history.

#RiotGrams--day 16--black history. This book really captures the pervasive terror of Jim Crow and the tireless, brave work for justice performed by the NAACP.

Starting my second black history month read, but of course, curling.....

Horrifying to think these events happened in our country only within the last century.

This book covers a lot of ground. All the information was interesting, but with all the jumping around it got a little confusing.

This is a book that is worth your time. I hadn't heard of the case before & the author definitely did his research. But this is not one of those civil rights stories where justice ultimately prevails & it can be hard to take at times.

This is gripping, horrifying, and tragic...another shameful chapter in US history. It's an important read.

#devilinthegrove #gilbertking #thurgoodmarshall #grovelandboys #jimcrow #racism #justice #ushistory #audible #getlit #kvnreads17

I got these three books to replace the twenty something books I unhauled ❤.

The Florida State Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan resolution apologizing for the gross miscarriage of justice against the Groveland Boys, 4 black teens wrongfully accused of raping a white teenage girl. (The Lake Country Sheriff shot 2 of the boys in cold blood while transporting them to the retrial -- that's the photo on the book cover.) interesting NYT article: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/us/groveland-four-apology-florida.html

They tried to make me say that I had been with the group of fellows that raped a white woman,” Shepherd said. “It was terrible the way I was whipped, there was just knots all over me. They said they were not going to stop whipping me until I said that I was the one. I kept telling them I was in Orlando where I was. Finally, when I couldn‘t take it anymore, I said yes.” Shepherd said yes, he raped Norma Padgett, and the men dropped their hoses.

I couldn't put it down and it was so relevant today.

I've been so busy with the school year starting. So I've been doing the audiobook thing. This is good book that describes an important civil rights case with clarity. The most profound thing to me though is that it's set where I live. I'm finding that it's easy to forget that injustice has happened (and in many places continues) in very familiar places.

I've been so busy with the school year starting. So I've been doing the audiobook thing. This is good book that describes an important civil rights case with clarity. The most profound thing to me though is that it's set where I live. I'm finding that it's easy to forget that injustice has happened (and in many places continues) in very familiar places.

A gripping reminder for our "post-racial" generation that the civil rights movement was about something more than drinking fountains and seats on buses.

I agree with @brendanmleonard that having a historical framework for our society's problems is part of the path to meaningful change. This is one of the best books I've ever read in my lifetime. You will be moved. You will be outraged. This should be required reading.