Long George Alley: A Novel [Paperback]

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 Alleyfollows 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 Alleyoffers a rare and evocative look back at a critical, unforgettable time in America's history.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 forLifemagazine, and a writing fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.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 ofThe Harder They ComeA fine novel...[of] political and cultural significance.Publishers WeeklyCompelling.