The Time of Eddie Noel
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193536104X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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before his retirement. and Charlotte, N.C. from the Yale Law School. Louis, Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D. . About the Author A native of Lexington, Mississippi, Al Povall grew up there during the racially-charged 1950's. He practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi; St. After graduation from Ole Miss, Povall served as a Naval Officer during the Vietnam conflict and then earned a law degree from Ole Miss and an LL.M. C. Povall is the father of three grown children and, with his wife Janet and their two cats, lives in Oxford, Mississippi
This is the story of how and why these things happened. Dickard's killing by Noel led to formation of perhaps the largest posse in Mississippi history, its members fueled by hatred, outrage, and in some cases, white lightning. Noel took on elements of the posse in two gunfights, killing two more white men and wounding three others. And it is the story of a young man, who defied extraordinary odds and a system that had condemned him to a certain death from the moment he stood up to a white man. Noel was never caught, never tried, never convicted, and never went to prison. The Time of Eddie Noel is a rich history filled with colorful details of a time and a place when the Deep South stood at the threshold of the civil rights movement, which would forever change both the region and the social system that governed the lives of its people, both black and white.. In January 1954, about eighteen months prior to young Emmett Tills' murder and only forty miles away, a young black man named Eddie Noel shot and killed a white honky-tonk operator named Willie Ramon Dickard. It is the story of a time and a place and a social system that are long past
Eddie Noel evades his captors after he kills a white man. The year was 1953. Lu Ethel Noel worked at the honky-tonk store of Willie Ramon Dichard. The honky-tonk was quickly filling with both black and white customers for an evening of dance and drink. Lu Ethel Noel busily filled the drink orders of the black clientele because at that time in Harland Creek, Mississippi, "no white man would wait on black men."Lu Ethel Noel appeared to be owned by Willie Ramon Dichard. To her real husband, Eddie No. Lawrence C. Matthews said This is a great read. The Time of Eddie Noel is a dramatic and well-written account of a shocking series of events in pre Civil Rights Mississippi. It's the story of a young black man who shot and killed three white men, wounded others, and escaped through the largest posse in the state's history. Allie Povall has used his lawyerly skills to craft a detailed timeline of the events and his considerable writing skills to bring the reader into the story as it unfol. J. H. Hearn said Wonderful book!. This well researched, beautifully written account of a dark time in the Deep South, is an important part of the record of the 1950's and the early civil right's struggle. Allie Povall takes into account both sides of this story and spares no one in his truth telling. At the same time he manages to insert humor and compassion for all of the lives touched by the tragic events which occurred. In addition to telling the story of Eddie Noel, he
. Povall is the father of three grown children and, with his wife Janet and their two cats, lives in Oxford, Mississippi. and Charlotte, N.C. C. before his retirement. Louis, Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D. from the Yale Law School. After graduation from Ole Miss, Povall served as a Naval Officer during the Vietnam conflict and then earned a law degree from Ole Miss and an LL.M. He practiced la