Law of the White Circle A Novel

Name: Law of the White Circle A Novel
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ISBN: 9780820328805

ISBN-10: 0820328804

ISBN-13: 9780820328805

Edition: 2006

Authors: Thornwell Jacobs, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Paul Stephen Hudson, Walter White

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Long out of print, this is the only novel set during the infamous Atlanta race riot of 1906, in which dozens of African Americans were killed or injured. The "white circle" of the book's title delineates a realm of freedom, opportunity, and equality into which no black person could enter. The tensions that exploded into three days of deadly mob violence are explored through the intertwined stories of a white journalist, a black college professor, and the woman they both love--an artist of mixed race who chooses to pass as white.Until the riot, Atlanta had been touted as a place where blacks and whites lived peacefully, yet separately. Thornwell Jacobs tries to make sense of what happened by…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 9/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 164
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English