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DEVIL IN THE GROVE Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Peter Francis James

Biography & Memoir • 18 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2012

This biography of Thurgood Marshall uses as its centerpiece a tragic case in central Florida that put the civil rights lawyer at great personal risk. Peter Francis James offers a solid and, at times, compelling narration. His even tone heightens the almost unfathomable racism that drove whites to preserve their primacy. James also is effective when he uses a more colloquial style of speech for direct quotations although, because his range of voices is limited, some of the white speakers end up sounding a bit like black speakers. But this is only a minor issue and certainly doesn’t detract from the overall performance. In all, this is an informative, even insightful, look at one of our nation’s most influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement. James’s reading makes the work even more visceral in its impact. R.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2014 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2013]

Trade Ed. • Harper Audio • 2013

DD ISBN 9780062302502 $27.99

 

Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2013

DD ISBN 978-0-0623-0250-2 $64.99

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