This bestseller tackles a sensitive issue that has dragged on from the 1800’s to the present. In these modern times, it is no longer as evident and glaring as it was in the past. However, it still lurks in the sidelines … felt yet not easily seen –
racial discrimination.
In the novel, it was particularly evident in the town of Clanton, Mississippi when a
black father murdered the remorseless rapists of his ten-year-old little girl. In a predominantly white community, the murders of the two young, white men created havoc. To some of the whites, it was an outrage. To others, it was
justice. To the blacks, the murders were exactly what the two rapists deserved.
Enter Jake Brigance, a young, eager, local
lawyer. Carl Lee Hailey’s murder case is the case that could make or break his career. He goes through a roller coaster ride as he attempts to halt Carl Lee’s journey to the gas chamber. He skillfully weaves his master plan which aims to convince the predominantly white jury to convict the “innocent” man and bring him home to his waiting family. The case creates so much controversy that it awakens the Klan – an anti-black organization – in the small town of Clanton. There are burning crosses, sniper fire and death threats. Jake races against time to save his client, his family and himself.
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