{"product_id":"9780062097712_devil-in-the-grove","title":"Devil in the Grove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A must-read, cannot-put-down history.” — Thomas Friedman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably the most important American lawyer of the twentieth century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e before the U.S. Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and cost him his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow-era labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve. When a white seventeen-year-old girl cried rape, McCall pursued four young black men who dared envision a future for themselves beyond the groves. The Ku Klux Klan joined the hunt, hell-bent on lynching the men who came to be known as \"the Groveland Boys.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssociates thought it was suicidal for Marshall to wade into the \"Florida Terror,\" but the young lawyer would not shrink from the fight despite continuous death threats against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, including the FBI's unredacted Groveland case files, as well as unprecedented access to the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund files, this gripping work of civil rights history shines new light on this remarkable crusader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Pulitzer Prize-winning history reveals a forgotten chapter of the fight for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThurgood Marshall:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover a portrait of the crusading lawyer in the years before his Supreme Court victory, facing down death threats to defend four innocent men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Groveland Boys:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the harrowing story of four young black men falsely accused in a case that exposed the brutal injustices of the era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJim Crow South:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey to 1949 Lake County, Florida, a town ruled by a violent sheriff and the Ku Klux Klan, where citrus fortunes were built on oppression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeticulously Researched History:\u003c\/b\u003e Based on newly unearthed FBI files and NAACP records, this account sheds new light on a pivotal, and nearly fatal, moment in the struggle for equality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gilbert King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132725215381,"sku":"9780062097712","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_431bdde7-595c-468c-aaf2-f2fdc9f0a08b.jpg?v=1776992642","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062097712_devil-in-the-grove","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}