A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. GainesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Jefferson was convicted of a crime he didn't commit. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. The guilty ones were dead and someone needed to pay for the death of Mr Grope. The jury consisted of 12 white men whom found him guilty of robbery and first degree murder. The judge sentenced him to death by electrocution.
Grant Wiggins is a schoolteacher who was asked to visit with Jefferson. The meetings started out rocky. Slowly, they bonded. Grant's purpose was to teach Jefferson to be a man. In the end, Grant walked away learning a lesson.
I've had this book on my bedside bookcase not realizing it was one I hadn't read. Ernest J Gaines did a great job of taking you on a journey through the the 1940s in the South when the black man was viewed as animals and didn't have a voice. Great and emotional read!
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