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Long George Alley
Natchez, Mississippi, 1965: Racial tension is running high, the Ku Klux Klan holds a community captive, and many local blacks -- impoverished and apathetic -- are resigned to a fate decided by Jim Crow. A novel based in part on the author's own experience as a voter registration driver and Civil Rights activist, Long George Alley follows the lives of twenty-two men and women who endure two eventful days of racial strife at Duncan Park.
Duncan Park is a place that boasts an oasis of lush green lawns, a world-class golf course, and long-held attitudes about segregation in the South. But soon the old folks at this exclusive country club will see a new generation of blacks and whites rally together -- in protest -- and make history. Strikingly original and brilliantly written, Long George Alley offers a rare and evocative look back at a critical, unforgettable time in America's history.
Duncan Park is a place that boasts an oasis of lush green lawns, a world-class golf course, and long-held attitudes about segregation in the South. But soon the old folks at this exclusive country club will see a new generation of blacks and whites rally together -- in protest -- and make history. Strikingly original and brilliantly written, Long George Alley offers a rare and evocative look back at a critical, unforgettable time in America's history.
Book Details
- Publisher: Washington Square Press
- Publish Date: Feb 3rd, 2004
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.32in - 0.66in - 0.47lb
- EAN: 9780743478991
- Categories: • Historical - General• Classics• Literary
About the Author
Richard Hall, a native of East Orange, New Jersey, teaches writing at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has been a visiting writer at Hampshire College and Trinity College, a reporter for Life magazine, and a writing fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.
Praise for this book
James Baldwin This is a very beautiful book, painful and true.
The New York Times, September 10, 1972 [A]n impressive debut.
Ekwueme Michael Thelwell Author of The Harder They Come A fine novel...[of] political and cultural significance.
Publishers Weekly Compelling.