Thomas Mullen - Darktown

Written by Thomas Mullen. Themes include Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Historical, African American & Black.

In the tradition of our most literary suspense writers and inspired by a footnote of history, Thomas Mullen's vividly rendered new novel, Darktown uses the conventions of the police procedural to explore racial prejudice in the Jim Crow South. Set in Atlanta in 1948, the riveting story is centered on the citys first black police officerseight brave souls whose trailblazing attempt to integrate the department is met with hatred from their white counterparts and distrust within their own African American community. In a culture where blacks are still relegated to the back of the bus, these officers are treated as second class at bestunable to drive squad cars, enter official police headquarters through the front door, or, of course, arrest white people.

Format: Paperback

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