I choose this this particiular book because I was interested in knowing in Black culture******
             The Long Dream was during the Jim Crow's Law Era, which segregated blacks and whites.The
             political figures in the book was the Chief of Police Cantly, whoi takes bribes to keep illegal
             businesess from being closed. Another political figure was Attorney Harvey McWilliams who
             had ran for mayor, who waa a very outspoken, reformer man and belived in juststice for all.
             The soul figure in the novel was Tyree Tucker, who was a very known business owner. He
             owned a funeral home in the eyes of the community, and was a silent partner in an illegal whore
             The main character in the book is a boy named Rex (FISHBELLY) Tucker, who
             learned about the realities of life the hardway and over come obstacles. Fishbelly would of
             never thought that he would have to grow up and become a man faster than he imagined. From
             dropping out of school to help his father with the family business, being in love with a a women
             who sold her self to men to make living and loosing her in a tragedy death, his dad revengful
             murder over incriminating cancelled checks, and being put in jail with the charge of trying to
             rape a white girl, soething he did not commit. In attemp to get the infamous called checks. Even
             though the rape charges were dropped while in jail he assaulted a inmate and was incdited with
             The story took place in Clintonville, Missippi, the town was known as BLACKBELT.
             Fishbelly who seemed to gullible and was know to avoid confrotation among his friends, who
             were Tony, Zeke and Sami. Each one had different opinions if any concern was brought up and
             hardly agreed in anything. Fishbelly and Sami were younger than Tony and Zeke. The boys were always trying to get into some kind of troble. The death of Chris rattled the whole town, he was murdered for sleeping with a white women. Tyree, being afara
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