The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whiteheadliterary work· published 2019
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As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of the early 1960s, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy the future.
Adaptations (1)
The Nickel Boys was adapted into a 2024 film.
Nickel Boys2024 · film · 140 min · dir. RaMell Ross · IMDb ↗Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
