The Sacred Place

This book left me speechless much like Morrison's BELOVED did. Never, never can I as a white person step into the understandings of what African-Americans in the South endured, and still endure. I have purposefully read and continue to read novels, memoirs, and literature about slavery in the Americ......more

This story is about the pain and suffering that Negro people suffered back in the day. The way that White people talked down to them and treated them as thou they were the scum of the earth. I love the way that the Negros stood together for their families. Back then family was the root of the world......more

Daniel Black, the prolific storyteller, has once again, delivered like nobody's business. It has been said "you are only young once...but you can be foolish forever." The townspeople of Money, Mississippi thought that was the case. Clement, a young black and precocious young man, from Chicago, was v......more

If there is one author who can bring me to tears of joy--that certainly would be Daniel Black. This story touched the core of my very soul for all its beauty and struggle of black people. As always, the characters are so real and well thought out, as well as the strong storyline in which Mr. Black t......more

This was my second read by Daniel Black. When he writes a book..he makes you feel what the characters feel. The Sacred Place was a historical masterpeice! This story takes place in Money, Mississippi and starts off with a fourteen year old boy going in a store to buy a soda pop. Clement is from Chica......more