Ernest J. Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, the oldest of 12 children. His parents moved to Vallejo, California during World War II, so he was raised by his aunt, who was crippled and limited to crawling to get around. His was the fifth generation of share croppers to live on the plantation, and his family lived in a house that had formerly been slave quarters. During the summers, he picked cotton, and during the winters he was educated at the the plantation chu...
The tragedy of Brady Sims
The tragedy of Brady Sims
Synopsis
After Brady Sims shoots his son in a courtroom, a young reporter investigates the incident, uncovering a deep history of race and power in their small Southern town. The story unfolds through the perspectives of local barbershop regulars, revealing Brady's life as a man tasked with maintaining order among the Black children of Bayonne, Louisiana, to shield them from an unjust world. When his own son makes a critical error, Brady faces a difficult reckoning, exposing the struggles of a community divided by race during the Great Migration.
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Brady SimsProtagonist
SheriffSupporting
cub reporterSupporting
Brady Sims's sonSupporting
editor of the local newspaperSupporting
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The tragedy of Brady SimsUnknown, 2017
114 pages
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLCLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780525434467First Vintage Contemporaries edition.2 editions available
