
Turning the page: “Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found” by Gilbert King
Genre: Nonfiction
My rating: 5/5
Synopsis: Author Gilbert King tackles the subjects of racism and injustice in the small town of Okahumpka, Fla., following the ravishing attack of a citrus baron's wife, one night in December 1957. Her report of a “husky” African American being the perpetrator spurs the “infamous” Citrus County Sheriff Willis McCall to round up several African American suspects in an unrelenting search. However, within days of the investigation, he sets his sights o