This gripping novel frames the black male experience. Set in rural Louisiana during the 1970s, the story chronicles Jamie Ray Griffin's difficult journey from naive teen to football star at a newly integrated college to hard-driving, cynical adult determined to create a decent life for himself despite white opposition, black complacency, and his own tragic fate.
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This gripping novel frames the black male experience. Set in rural Louisiana during the 1970s, the story chronicles Jamie Ray Griffin's difficult journey from naive teen to football star at a newly integrated college to hard-driving, cynical adult determined to create a decent life for himself despite white opposition, black complacency, and his own tragic fate.
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No Jacket. Los Angeles. 1992. Pickaninny Productions. 1st Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 0963082701. 297 pages. paperback. keywords: African American Literature America. DESCRIPTION-This is the story of Jamie Ray Griffin, a young black man who, by virtue of his talent on the football field, finds himself suddenly thrust into a white world full of privilege, temptation, and never-before-imagined possibility. Encouraged by the facade of acceptance from the white community, Jamie strives to succeed, but finds himself thwarted at every turn-by whites and blacks alike. Satisfied with Nothin' chronicles Jamie's development from a naive, unsophisticated teen to a hard-driving, cynical adult determined to succeed despite the opposition of whites, the complacency of blacks, and his own tragic fate. In doing so, it provides a powerful and important portrait of the black experience in post-segregation America. inventory #2653.
I have read and loved all his books. He really knows how to tell a story, and portrays his characters skillfully. I am waiting patiently for his next new adventure. He is a great storyteller.
