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Darktown
by Thomas Mullen
I just finished reading "Darktown" by Thomas Mullen. It is a wonderfully told story of post WW II Atlanta, as The Atlanta Police Department has a pilot program to hire its first black officers. This is in Jim Crow South, and the officers are not allowed to arrest white suspects, drive squad cars, or set foot in the police headquarters.
While in the Army, in Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia, in 1962-1968, I noticed many of the things mentioned in the book. The prominent black officers are Boggs and Smith. The white officers featured are Dunlow (a racist cop) and Rakestraw, a young progressive cop. There is a murder of a young black girl, in a yellow dress, that will bring these policemen to a crisis of race relations and police corruption. It is an excellent narrative that truly captures the essence of those times. It will make for an excellent Book Club discussion.
-Bob K
While in the Army, in Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia, in 1962-1968, I noticed many of the things mentioned in the book. The prominent black officers are Boggs and Smith. The white officers featured are Dunlow (a racist cop) and Rakestraw, a young progressive cop. There is a murder of a young black girl, in a yellow dress, that will bring these policemen to a crisis of race relations and police corruption. It is an excellent narrative that truly captures the essence of those times. It will make for an excellent Book Club discussion.
-Bob K