The Return of Gabriel
By John Armistead.
Description
When the summer of 1964 begins, Cooper (who is white) and Jubal (who is black), form a secret society, The Scorpions, and debate whether to invite another boy, Squirrel, to join. When freedom workers come to town to register blacks to vote, the quiet pace of the summer changes dramatically. Cooper must decide how to react when his father makes him attend KKK meetings. Cooper is the only white member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. His attendance at the KKK klaverns makes him unwelcome in the black community, as does word that he was spotted with a group of Klansmen who burned down houses i...
ISBN(s)
1571316388, 9781571316387
