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10 Favorite Narrators (JD Jackson)

Colson Whitehead brings Jim Crow-era Florida to life through the real story of a reform school in Tallahassee that claimed to rehabilitate delinquent boys and instead abused and terrorized them for over one hundred years. Elwood Curtis is bound for a local black college when an innocent mistake lands him at The Nickel Academy instead. Elwood finds comfort in Dr. Martin Luther King's words and holds to his ideals, whereas his friend Turner believes the world is crooked so you have to scheme to survive. All this leads to a decision with harrowing repercussions for their respective fates.
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As a black Texas Ranger, Darren Matthews has an intricate understanding of racial tensions in East Texas. He’s proud of his roots and his family, but when his loyalty lands him in trouble, he agrees to get out of town and investigate a crime for a friend. He drives up Highway 59 to the town of Lark, where a recent murder has stirred up hatred and history. Atmospheric and intense, and terrific on audio. J.D. Jackson narrates this and I adore his work.
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When he was 25 years old, John Lewis marched in Selma, Alabama and was beaten nearly to death on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This was only the beginning of his lifelong fight for justice and equality. From an early age, Lewis practiced nonviolent protest and the call to love his neighbor as himself. In this intimate portrait of one of our nation's greatest leaders, Meacham draws on decades of interviews with Lewis, sharing stories from his early childhood to his final days. This is sure to be an inspiring listen, out on August 25, 2020.
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