Dec 25, 2018
We’re putting Curtis’ history expertise and Chelsey’s literature degree to good use in this episode to discuss and analyze Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, the first in his Easy Rawlins mystery series. We keep the discussion spoiler-free for about half of the episode. If you love mystery, film noir, or classic literature, then this book might be for you! Mosley manages to pack a ton of action, characterization, and social commentary in this short, 200 page novel. Dim the lights, pour a glass of bourbon, and put on your fedoras. It’s time to go back to 1948 and see what Easy Rawlins is up to…
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Show Notes:
761st Tank Battalion (Black Panthers)
92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo Soldiers)
Medal of Honor Racial Disparity
Post-War Climate and Civil Rights
James Baldwin: The American Dream