Devil in the Grove

This gripping non-fiction book delves into the story of Thurgood Marshall, one of the most important American lawyers of the 20th century. Just as he was about to bring the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court, he was sidetracked by a case that would threaten his life and the course of the civil rights movement. Set in 1949 Florida, the book uncovers the story of how four young black men were hunted by the Ku Klux Klan and the sheriff's office after a white girl cried rape. Drawing on never-before-published material, Gilbert King shines new light on Marshall's remarkable life.