Billy: A Novel

Albert French
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An anonymous observer narrates the moving tale of spirited ten-year-old Billy Lee, a black boy who is convicted and executed for the murder of a white girl in Banes, Mississippi, in the 1930s. A first novel. 15,000 first printing.
Genres: Historical FictionFictionAfrican AmericanClassicsLiteratureCrimeHistoricalRaceNovelsRoman
214 Pages

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