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Darktown
by Thomas Mullen
In 1948 Atlanta inducted the city's first eight African American police officers into its ranks.
Darktown looks at the fictitious account of Boggs and Smith, two black police officers, who want to look into the murder of a poor black woman last seen with a rich white man. The problem is they are kept near powerless by the authorities, the biggest problem is that they can't arrest white people. Desperate to investigate they must risk it all and more.
The book is not a comfortable read, the tension, racism and unjust packs a punch. It is relevant for the here and now 4/5.
Darktown looks at the fictitious account of Boggs and Smith, two black police officers, who want to look into the murder of a poor black woman last seen with a rich white man. The problem is they are kept near powerless by the authorities, the biggest problem is that they can't arrest white people. Desperate to investigate they must risk it all and more.
The book is not a comfortable read, the tension, racism and unjust packs a punch. It is relevant for the here and now 4/5.