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InasmallSoutherntown,awhitemanmurdersablackman,thenthrowshisbodyintheweeds.Withthisactofviolence--whichislooselybasedonthenotorious1955killingofEmmettTill--JamesBaldwinlaunchesanunsparingandattimesagonizingprobeofthewoundsofrace.Forwhereonceawhitestorekeepercouldhaveshota"boy"likeRichardHenrywithimpunity,timeshavechanged.Andcenturiesofbrutalityandfear,patronageandcontempt,areabouttoeruptinamomentoftruthasdevastatingasashotgunblast.Inhisaward-winningplay,Baldwinturnsamurderanditsaftermathintoaninquestinwhicheventhemostwell-intentionedwhitesareimplicated--andinwhichevenakillerreceiveshisshareofcompassion.