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“A verdict depends on the culture of any given town,” Jonah said “A ro in New York City will have a very different trial—and a very different outco hi trial would be different We eneris”

LJ sighed heavily “Talk English, for God’s sake

,” he said “Down here, we say ‘soo-ey’ e’re calling hogs”

LJ already considered me the worst know-it-all in the room, so I left this for Jonah to explain

“Sorry, LJ, it’s Latin,” said Jonah “Sui generis—‘of its own kind,’ literally, ‘of its own genus’ In other words, this case… well, there’s never been another one anything like it”

Chapter 96

THE CHANTING OUTSIDE LJ’S HOUSE grew louder The voices came closer and closer

All white?

Not right

All white?

We fight

I hurried to the balcony off the War Rooht met our eyes There were black people, scores of the down the middle of Willow Street in Eudora, Mississippi

This was almost unbelievable In the South, black people were not supposed to assemble in these numbers

LJ let out a whistle “That is one angry bunch of Negroes,” he said

“I think the word I would use is ‘passionate,’ ” said Jonah