Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Free Audiobook Download by Gilbert King

With the revolution in civil rights, the legacy of Thurgood Marshall is a tragic one; his victories have been lost to the times. In his latest work, Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, author Gilbert King exposes details on an episode that Marshall himself once referred to as "an incredible waste."

The book tells the story of Thurgood Marshall and the Groveland Boys, a group of African Americans in Florida. The story starts with Thurgood Marshall being appointed as the legal counsel for the case of nine black teenagers who were accused of raping a white woman. It continued on to show a lot of history, including civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. starting his movement here. Viewers learn about this little known area of history, so that they can better understand America's changing paradigm

The book Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, The Groveland Boys and the Dawn of a New America is a non-fiction historical novel. The story follows Thurgood Marshall's decision to represent three black men accused of raping a white woman, who were later found not guilty by an all-white jury. This case solidified Marshall's reputation as the preeminent civil rights lawyer.

"Devil in the Grove" is a book that tells the story of Thurgood Marshall, and his work to change America's racist laws. The book starts with how in Groveland, Florida white Cubans called themselves "carpetbaggers" because they had left Cuba on boats with all their belongings and were welcomed by the US government. They were given land and set up camp. The Cubans did not live in peace however; young black boys were being accused of raping or attempting to rape white women who were raped by white men.

"Devil in the Grove" tells the story of Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP and Groveland Boys through the eyes of one of their gladiators.

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King is a Pulitzer Prize-winning work of historical nonfiction that tells the story of Thurgood Marshall, who would become one of the most influential figures in American history as well as our country's first African-American Supreme Court justice. When two black men were accused of raping two white women—one in 1912 and one in 1923—Marshall takes on their defense cases and uses his skills to overturn these cases for what he believes to be just cause.