Author Description

Biley County is a racially filled, intense depiction of integration in the public school system in the deeply segregated south. This compelling story is narrated through the eyes of two boys, one African American (Bo) and Jack, his Caucasian friend. The setting is Biley County, Mississippi during the late sixties, early seventies, where the good ole boys are in control of every aspect of life. Beulah, one of the main characters is a force to be reckoned with. Determined to get an equal education for her son, she goes against all rationale and enrolls him in the all white school.--P. 11.