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When Evil Lived in Laurel
- The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer
- De: Curtis Wilkie
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK organization responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing, When Evil Lived in Laurel plumbs the nature and harrowing consequences of institutional racism, and brings fresh light to this chapter in the history of civil rights in the South - one with urgent implications for today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True history that reads like a Hollywood script.
- De Amazon Customer en 09-28-21
- When Evil Lived in Laurel
- The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer
- De: Curtis Wilkie
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
When Evil Lived in Laurel
Revisado: 08-09-21
I am currently a resident of Laurel and found this book both enlightening and horrifying. It is common knowledge that MS has a past that is horrible when it comes to race relations and segregation. However, hearing the names of people familiar to me, some of whom have been lauded in Laurel for their Christian beliefs and community involvement is sickening. I do think it is important to point out that what was once Laurel is not Laurel today. I think it is also important to remember that Tom Landrum represented more people with his view than not.
I had a difficult time listening to the narrator. I found him to be of low energy with his voice lowering inflection at the end of most sentences. I will avoid his narration in the future.
I very much appreciated the fact that this book was based on fact. Landrum and his wife kept copious notes which appeared to allow for an authentic telling. However, in the epilogue the author veers away from fact and inserts his own opinion unnecessarily. He is listing several incidents of racism and antisemitism that have occurred as of recently. In doing so he voices an opinion of Trump that does not contribute to the story nor does he cite evidence to back his opinion. I found this very off putting.
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