“His uncles adhered to those ancient rules of southern living, for they understood how easily a colored man’s general comportment could turn into a matter of life and death. Darren had always wanted to believe that theirs was the last generation to have to live that way, that change might trickle down from the White House. When in fact the… — Attica Locke Copy Share
“The decor was attractive and strong, but blander than she would have thought his wealth and position afforded him. Caren couldn't see the point… — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
“The belief that they were special, that they had the stones to endure what others couldn't, was the most quintessentially Texas thing about them. It was an arrogance born of genuine fortitude and a streak of hardheadness six generations deep, a Homeric shield against the petty jealousies and lethal injustices that so occupied white folks' free time, their oppressive and… — Attica Locke Copy Share
“Mothering, she learned the hard way, was about loss as well as love.” — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
“When he crossed the line into Shelby County, he removed his badge, tossing the five-point star inside the glove box. It slid against a… — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
“GENEVA SWEET ran an orange extension cord past Mayva Greenwood, Beloved Wife and Mother, May She Rest with Her Heavenly Father.” — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
“For William, the Ranger, the law would save us by protecting us—by prosecuting crimes against us as zealously as it prosecutes crimes against whites.… — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
“Darren knew the power of home, knew what it meant to stand on the land where your forefathers had forged your future out of… — Attica Locke Copy Share Image
