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  • White Man's Justice, Black Man's Grief

  • By: Donald Goines
  • Narrated by: Mirron Willis
  • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (102 ratings)

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White Man's Justice, Black Man's Grief

By: Donald Goines
Narrated by: Mirron Willis
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The godfather of urban lit, Donald Goines knows life on the streets is a one-way ticket to life behind bars, where suffering is the one and only daily bread. For the first time in over a decade, his classic White Man's Justice, Black Man's Grief is now repackaged and reissued with a whole new look to attract new listeners, as well as long-time fans of the legend himself.

Barely out of his 20s, Chester Hines knows the score. He's just another bug crawling through the streets of Detroit, waiting to be squashed under the heel of a system meant to keep a brother down. But with his old lady on his back, his only options are on the wrong side of the law. He didn't need a fortune-teller to tell him that sooner or later he'd end up in a system more brutal than the one that forced him there.

Prison life is raw. But it's the only life Chester's got. Against all odds, he and his crew will forge a brotherhood in hell. Together they'll scratch and claw their way day by day, suffering unimaginable abuse, betrayal, and pure, uncut hopelessness-or die trying.

©1973 Donald Goines (P)2021 Tantor
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True story about life

The only thing to dislike is the trueness in the story. Narration is great, you can feel the emotion in this book.

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The plot and the characters 

Overall the book was written very well, it depict a story of black men in the criminal justice system… Well needed well discussed

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Raw Masterpiece

I have read this book more times than I can count on my feet and hands put together! He

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wow!!!

wow!!! I'm a Donald Goings fan since a kid. This story was awesome. it's classic Donald.

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Masterpiece . My favorite Goines so far ( I’ve read maybe 3 or 4) . Great narration. Definitely pulled off the ending when I thought maybe the book was gonna meander, it didn’t!

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Life In Prison

What a harrowing accounting of life in County Jail and, eventually, prison.

There are no bars held in this book. You will cringe, laugh, and, by the end, cry your heart out.

Goines is not just the most selling Black author in America. He is the most underrated one of the 20th century. Why? Because the color of his skin and the bigotry that floods this country.

The ending of all his books will punch you in the gut and will fold you like a paper bag. But you'll be better off for it.

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Amazing read!

I truly enjoyed this book and did not see the plot twist coming. I highly recommend this book and author.

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Masterpiece

This is one of the coldest and truest stories ever, ever word, every page, the entire book. a lot of lessons for life is in this book. Donald Goines is a master writer.

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