One Night of Madness
Author | : Stokes McMillan |
Publisher | : Stokes McMillan |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2009-11-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780982529102 |
ISBN-13 | : 0982529104 |
Rating | : 4/5 (104 Downloads) |
Download or read book One Night of Madness written by Stokes McMillan and published by Stokes McMillan. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year was 1950. Mary Ella Harris, works hard sharecropping alongside her husband, a man with a penchant for gambling, drinking, and associating with unsavory white people. When she is cornered in her home by Leon Turner, a white man who refuses to take no for an answer, Mary Ella narrowly avoids an attempted rape. After his arrest, Leon escapes jail and enacts a bloody revenge with two accomplices. With the eyes of the nation watching, the state itself is on trial. The jury's controversial decision ultimately serves as a catalyst for change.