SUMMARY DEACON KING KONG BASED ON THE BOOK BY JAMES MCBRIDE SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES CONTENT Jesus's Cheese Sportcoat's Past and the Cause Houses Deems Clemens: The New Generation The Church and the Community The Elephant and the Underworld Hettie's Secrets Conflict and Chaos Unexpected Connections Revelations and Resolutions Analysis and Themes ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK "Deacon King Kong" by James McBride is...

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856 - a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces - when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good-luck charm. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay...

In a historical novel based on events at a small village in Tuscany during World War II, four African American soldiers from the 92nd Division, a band of partisans, and a young Italian boy come together to experience a miracle.

"A product of the complicated history of the American South, James Brown was a cultural shape-shifter who arguably had the greatest influence of any artist on American popular music. Brown was long a figure of fascination for James McBride, a noted professional musician as well as a writer. When he received a tip that promised to uncover the man behind the myth, McBride set off to follow a trail to better understand the personal, musical, and societal...

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