The Past is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption, by Harry MacLean
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“The Past Is Never Dead” is a book about a trial. In January 2007 the federal government charged James Ford Seale with conspiracy and kidnapping in the 1964 murder of two young black men. In May of 2007 Seale was tried for these crimes in Jackson, Mississippi. The book tells the story of the trial from beginning to end, and in the telling recreates the crime itself. The case has all the problems truly cold cases have: missing evidence, deceased or ancient witnesses, and decayed memories. The key evidence against Seale is the testimony of Charles Edwards, a fellow Klansman who was himself involved in the crime. But the book is about much more than the trial. The title is from William Faulkner in his book “Requiem For A Nun,” and the full quote is: “The Past Is Never Dead. It’s not even past.” The story of the trial is woven together with the story of Mississippi, its past and its ongoing struggle for redemption.
The Past is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption, by Harry MacLean- Amazon Sales Rank: #220655 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-30
- Released on: 2015-06-30
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Publishers Weekly In the summer of 1964, James Ford Seale and six fellow Klansmen tortured and drowned two black teenagers, Charles Moore and Henry Dee, in the Mississippi River. This study of the crime—which took 43 years to come to trial—and racism in Mississippi, past and present, is slightly hobbled by its sloppy structure. The book careens between the 1964 murder and the 2007 trial, but develops into a compelling courtroom drama. Despite a penchant for melodrama and hackneyed plot devices, lawyer MacLean (In Broad Daylight) recounts the story with momentum, clear legal explanations and stirring empathy for each character—from Charles Moore's grieving brother, Thomas, to Charles Edwards, a Klansman and the key to Seale's conviction. Most masterful is his treatment of Seale himself. Without ever telling the story from Seale's point of view, but instead describing how the defendant is seen through the eyes of others, MacLean accomplishes the tricky task of giving a monster pathos of his own. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review BookPage “The Past Is Never Dead works both as a true crime potboiler and as a broader allegory of the South’s search for redemption.” Booklist “From jury selection through the actual trial, MacLean offers a portrait of a state grappling with its past and anxious to remove its stigma.” CrimeRant.com “With this book, Harry proves just how good he is as a lawyer and author…You will be riveted. Enough said.” Jackson Free Press “MacLean’s writing is unambiguous and clear, entertaining and fast-paced…The book is riveting.” Denver Post “[E]xtraordinary…What makes this book so profound are MacLean’s insights into how the trial reflects Mississippi’s social mores and internal conflict.” Roll Call “[I]nsightful for anyone who wants a better understanding of the history of race relations in the South.” Stephen White, New York Times bestselling author of The Siege “Harry MacLean proves it yet again: Take a simmering controversy, a tense courtroom, and a pressing need for social context, and America has no better literary guide than MacLean. In The Past is Never Dead, he focuses his considerable storytelling talent on Mississippi’s attempt to resurrect itself from the horrors of its segregationist past as James Ford Seale is brought to trial for his role in the deaths of Henry Dee and Charles Moore. MacLean brings the epic trial to life while he translates modern Mississippi’s struggles for transformation. A powerful, timely book about the misunderstood, modern South.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. “Even decades after the Civil Rights Movement wrought real change throughout the United States, Mississippi remains ground zero for what can be called the ongoing drama of racial inequality. This is the ground Harry Maclean walks in this fierce, moving, and tremendously engaging book.” Laurence Shames, author of Boss of Bosses and Not Fade Away “Fast-paced and tough-minded, The Past is Never Dead combines a taut and vivid courtroom drama with a passionate and cogent meditation on race, justice, and the awful burden of history.”
About the Author Harry N. MacLean is a lawyer and writer. He has worked as a juvenile court magistrate, first assistant attorney general, associate professor of law, general counsel of the Peace Corps, and labor arbitrator. His first book, In Broad Daylight, won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime and was a New York Times bestseller. His second book, Once Upon a Time, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Mississippi's Attempt at Atonement By Susanne Hupp On a steamy May Saturday in 1964,two young black men, still very much alive, were chained to engine blocks and heaved over the side of a boat into a tributary of the Mississippi River. Just outsife Meadeville, Misss.Harry N. MacLean's compelling new book about the trial of James Ford Seale, the Klan member finally being tried for the crimes, tells the sordid tale of the Klan run wild in rural Mississippi in the '50s and '60s and their many well-known murders, some made famous on film. But McLean, who spent weeks in the courtroom talking with the observers and trial participants, also believes that by the state's revisiting the decades old crime, Mississippi is hoping to atone for those sins. A lawyer himself, and author of the best-selling true crime novel "In Broad Daylight", gives poignant descriptions of the trial victims and their survivors, the now very old and very ill defendant, his mostly absent family, the top-of-the-line attorneys and those who have just come to watch and listen and comment. But he also takes us across the state to towns from the Gulf Coast to the piney hills and even to the Ole Miss vs. LSU football game to help us understand the perceptions of the the state's past and present of today's Mississipians.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. American History on Steroids By Howard Hutchinson In "The Past Is Never Dead" Harry MacLean has captured the mindset of the poorest state in the former Confederacy as it was in the mid-twentieth century. Using the trial of James Ford Seale as his centerpiece, MacLean shows the reader how Mississippi (and by inference, the entire deep South) has changed in the last sixty years. His writing is engaging, the subject matter is fascinating, and his treatment of the principal characters is fair minded and empathetic. This book is a must for anyone wishing to more deeply understand this country's recent history.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. MacLean does it again By George Avery Grimes Another riveting tale from author Harry MacLean, this time concentrating on the deep south. MacLean's ability to not only get into the real facts but also to present a subtle yet powerful understanding of the community and human dynamics is unparalleled. MacLean is one of the foremost authors of true crime today and "The Past..." demonstrates that his writing continues in the realm of the `must read'.
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