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      The Sacred Place

      by Daniel Black
      Published
      Feb 2007
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
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      304
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      Inspired by the murder of Emmett Till, this novel offers a powerful and profound exploration of black pain, suffering, and strength in the segregated South.

      In the summer of 1955, fourteen-year-old Clement enters a general store in Money, Mississippi to purchase a soda. Unaware of the consequences of flouting the rules governing black-white relations in the South, this Chicago native defies tradition, by laying a dime on the counter and turns to depart. Miss Cuthbert, the store attendant, demands that he place the money in her hand, but he refuses, declaring, "I ain't no slave!" and exits with a sense of entitlement unknown to black people at the time. His behavior results in his brutal murder. This event sparks a war in Money, forcing the black community to galvanize its strength in pursuit of equality.

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      General Fiction

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      Historical Literary

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      Jul 2008 Griffin ISBN13 9780312380700 ISBN10 0312380704
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      First Edition Feb 2007 St. Martin's ISBN13 9780312359713 ISBN10 0312359713
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      Jul 2008 St. Martin's ISBN13 9781466818590 ISBN10 146681859X
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