NationStates Jolt Archive

This is a bit of a controversial one. There's gonna be some rascism, violence, and that whole bit. Sign-up if you're interested. It's like To Kill a Mocking Bird and Mississippi Burning.

After the Civil War and end of Reconstruction the freed slaves of the nation were once again put beneath the boot of the white citizenry. Especially in the South where overt segregation existed. Where the color of your skin determined where you went, where you lived, and what you did. Sometimes the color of your skin would determine whether you lived or died. The Klu Klux Klan rode through the night, terrifying any black who dared to stand up. Hangings, beatings, threats all awaited those who dared to dream. This system continued for decades upon decades, unchallenged, unchecked. In 1934 on an old plantation in Louisiana, a white woman was murdered. A witness pointed to a black man who worked as a groundskeeper. The situation is quickly turning into a race war as the white knights ride to take vengence on any black person they come across. As the black community is threatened and attacked the authorities do nothing to stop it and society takes a blind eye. However, a young lawyer steps forward to defend the accused man amidst a racialy charged trial. His family is threatened as he tries to discover the truth behind a grizzly murder, friends and family shun him, and he discovers an explosive piece of the puzzle which will test the very oaths he swore to uphold as he decides how far he will go to save a life.

Name: Ryan Darrow
Age: 35
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 186lbs
Hair: Dark, slight graying
Eyes: Blue
History: Darrow was born in the small town of Corinth, Louisiana. His mother was a teacher and father a storkeeper. Living in the white area of the town he was ignorant to the racial divide until one day he witnesses a black man be beat right outside his father's store while his father looked on and did nothing to stop the crowd from beating him to near death. This greatly altered his perception of what he once knew. Darrow grew distant from his father while his mother was the guiding light in his life. Ever since then, he dedicated himself to helping those who cannot help themselves. He became a lawyer and has had a descent track record. Often considered considerate, kind, and a generous man. He has a young daughter named Elizabeth but his wife, Caroline died giving birth.

List of avaliable characters:
Black Defendant
His family members
Prosecution Attorney
Judge
The Reverend
Jury
The Mayor
Sheriff
Police
Citizens
KKK members
Whatever you can think of

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It's like To Kill a Mocking Bird and Mississippi Burning.

Great movie and great book, I'll join

Thanks for showing interest. I loved both of them too.

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i would be glad to sign up for the role of sheriff if its still open and no one else minds. i did wonder if you planned on having the sheriff be corrupt or not though i know back in those days a lot of times the sheriff and the police were often members of the klan themselves.

not sure if anyones seen it or not but i know there is a movie called rosewood that is also similar to this story line only involving a rape instead of a murder. if you haven't seen it i would look into seeing it the movies is very good and i thought the story was well thought out.

Rosewood? Never heard of it, perhaps I'll check it out. Sure you can eb the sherriff. I was thinking that he'd be...middle of the road, sort of blind to their problems but not overtly hostile, more like ignoring them. Though, him being a member of the Klan ain't a bad idea. Perhaps I'll stick with the first.

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This one doesn't have to die. I promise to stick with this one.