Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
Description
Set against the American South at the dawn of the civil rights movement, this powerful novel follows the devastating consequences of a violent encounter between a Black teenager from Chicago and a young white girl. Inspired by the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, it traces the reverberations of that tragedy across families and communities over several decades, from the Eisenhower era through the late twentieth century. With clear-eyed compassion and simple eloquence, the story examines racism, guilt, silence, privilege, and the long pursuit of justice. It is a compelling portrait of how one act of hatred can shape generations—and how the struggle for understanding and change endures.
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paperback
Ballatine Books
Published Jan 1, 1995
433 pages
ISBN: 9780345401120
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Details
First Published
1992
Language
eng
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