The Locale: Sarah's
The Book:
In 1949, Florida’s orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor. To maintain order and profits, they turned to Willis V. McCall, a violent sheriff who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve. When a white seventeen-year-old Groveland girl cried rape, McCall was fast on the trail of four young blacks who dared to envision a future for themselves beyond the citrus groves. By day’s end, the Ku Klux Klan had rolled into town, burning the homes of blacks to the ground and chasing hundreds into the swamps, hell-bent on lynching the young men who came to be known as “the Groveland Boys.”And so began the chain of events that would bring Thurgood Marshall, the man known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” and the most important American lawyer of the twentieth century, into the deadly fray.
http://www.gilbertking.com/devil-in-the-grove/
Sarah's Summary:
Thanks to everyone who came to my house to discuss The Devil in the Grove. Wow. What a heavy, thought provoking book. It’s interesting how many of us felt there should be a second version, one just focusing on the Groveland Boys. There was a lot of information- all certainly important and interesting- which made it a very dense book. It was shocking to read- and heartbreaking.
On to a much more fun, light read, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn will be discussed at Gina’s on March 25th. We voted overwhelmingly to read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman as our April book. Susan can let us know the date when we meet at Gina’s. On deck to present at Susan’s is Jessica, then Kristine.
I hope everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing spring break. See you in a month!
The Vote: Susan presented...
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman WINS!!
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Up Next: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn @ Gina's on 3/25
Next to Present: Jessica
Then:
- Kristine
- Laura
- Holly
- Jolynda
- Brenda
- Susan S
- Tassy
- Lori
- Gina
- Sarah
- Susan H
