N/F Devil in the Grove Thurgood Marhsall, The Groveland Boys,

I thought I knew about Thurgood Marshall, I thought I knew about the Civil Rights Movement, I thought I knew about the Jim Crow South - I now know how little I knew about the attrocities blacks suffered by barbaric white supremisits & the abysmal failure of our judicial system to protect & serve the black population.  Gilbert King's factual account of the brutalities in our country sheds an emblazoned light on racial hatred and "indifference to human suffering that layed the legacy of future generations of whites who in turn would without conscience, perpetuate the agony of an entire other race." Devil in the Grove also recounts the historic legal battles that put an end to segregation in the U.S.  Marshall was a major crusader for justice & civil rights in our courts of law.  As flawed as our legal system is, "Laws not only provide concete benefits, they can even change the heatrs of men-some men anyhow-for good or evil."(Marshall)   King focuses on the travesty of The Groveland Boys; 4 young black youths in FL who were falsely accused of rape by a southern white woman.  One of the 4 was murdered by law officials.  This case is sadly reminiscient of the Scottsborough Boys.  Devil in the Grove is essential reading.  It is a stark reminder "that no matter where liberty is challenged, no matter where oppression lifts its head, it becomes the business of the masses." (Houston)  Flaws in our system still persist as in The Central Park 5 & the killing of Trayvon Martin.