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A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines published in 1983. Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm, the novel addresses racial discrimination in the post-civil rights era South.
- Ernest J. Gaines
- 1983
In Louisiana, a group of old men courageously take responsibility for the killing of a white racist so they can protect one of their own. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, only the young...
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Jan 1, 2001 · Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, 'A GATHERING OF OLD MEN' is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.
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- Ernest J. Gaines
Jun 30, 1992 · A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A Gathering of Old Men “the best-written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade.”
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- Ernest J. Gaines
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Oct 31, 2012 · A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A...
A Gathering of Old Men, published in 1983, is a novel by African American author Ernest J. Gaines. When a white Cajun farmer is found dead on a plantation in 1970s Louisiana, a group of elderly Black men step forward, each claiming responsibility to protect a younger Black man accused of the crime.
Sep 4, 2014 · A gathering of old men. by. Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-. Publication date. 1992. Topics. Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Reading Level-Adult. Publisher. New York : Vintage Books.
