Bibliograph

Rising road, a true tale of love, race, and religion in America, Sharon Davies

Type

Label

Rising road, a true tale of love, race, and religion in America, Sharon Davies

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rising road

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

367418436

Responsibility statement

Sharon Davies

Sub title

a true tale of love, race, and religion in America

Summary

Recounts the murder of James Coyle, Catholic priest, in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, by a Methodist minister in broad daylight and in front of several witnesses. The reason? The priest had just presided over the marriage of the Methodist minister's daughter to a young Puerto Rican migrant and practicing Catholic

Table Of Contents

Resistance -- A parish to run -- Until death do us part -- A city reacts -- A killer speaks -- The building of a defense -- The engines of justice turn -- Black robes, white robes -- Trials and tribulations -- Shadow boxing -- A jury's verdict

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