The Silence of Our Friends : The Civil Rights Struggle Was Never Black and White
Language: English
Published by First Second, 2012
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- Title
- The Silence of Our Friends : The Civil Rights Struggle Was Never Black and White
- Author
- Long, Mark,Demonakos, Jim
- Publisher
- First Second
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1596436182
- ISBN 13
- 9781596436183
- Illustrator
- Powell, Nate
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As the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas, two families-one white, one black-find common ground.
This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman.
The Silence of Our Friends follows events through the point of view of young Mark Long, whose father is a reporter covering the story. Semi-fictionalized, this story has its roots solidly in very real events. With art from the brilliant Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole) bringing the tale to heart-wrenching life, The Silence of Our Friends is a new and important entry in the body of civil rights literature.
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About the Author
Nate Powell is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Any Empire and Swallow Me Whole (an LA Times Book Prize finalist, the 2009 Eisner Award winner for Best Graphic Novel, and two-time Ignatz Award winner). He is currently working on The Year Of The Beasts for Roaring Brook Press, with author Cecil Castellucci. Nate lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
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