![]() As a pseudo American History buff I’ve been well aware of lynchings and the horrors of slavery and then segregation in America… but I had not heard of the idea of people going “incognegro”. Things take a turn however when Zane is sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother who has been accused of murdering a white woman in Mississippi.Īs mentioned, the fact that this story is inspired by real life is both inspiring and shocking in almost equal parts. This unique situation enables Zane Pinchback to blend in with the racist crowds terrorizing his community and sees him writing under the nom de plume Incognegro (a clever play on words if ever there was one). ![]() Incognegro is essentially the story of a reporter who has pale skin though his heritage is African-American. As usual I’ve rambled on without much context… so here goes, I’ll try and give a brief catch up. I would like to say that I’m shocked by what is in the book, but I’ve been exposed to enough of this sort of material to know that the horrible events are far from isolated, it’s not that I’m desensitized to the horrors per se, it’s more that I’m no longer as easily surprised to learn just how horrific some people can be. ![]() ![]() What can I say about this book? Almost as important as the story itself is reading about the inspiration for the story. ![]()
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