Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King


Historically speaking I haven't been much of a non fiction reader. I think it's mostly because I need a story. Some narrative that isn't just a collection of facts but that takes the reader on a journey. This book did that extremely well, the author made the book flow like a novel and was hard to put down. Doesn't hurt that the facts of the case and major players involved were all fascinating as well. While the story is heartbreaking, it really makes you appreciate how far race relations have come in 70 years. That being said, time will tell but I feel like this book will have a long impact on me from the sadness over the atrocities perpetrated against the 4 Groveland Boys to the hate over the ones who committed the acts. Heartbreaking that shit like this happens and in some places around the world are systematically allowed to happen. Complete bullshit and it needs to stop.