![]() ![]() He is a victim of America.’īut the way in which Roy’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment transpires is not dwelled upon in the narrative: it almost seems like the inevitable, an inescapable fate in contemporary America. ‘I have one thing to say to you, as a black man: Roy is a hostage of the state. ‘You know what they say: if you go five miles out of Atlanta proper, you end up in Georgia.’Īfrican-American men are incarcerated at a vastly disproportionate rate in the United States, and Roy’s imprisonment and 12-year sentence show that even being HBCU-educated, articulate and holding a good job – the poster boy for upward mobility – won’t save you from the gross injustices of the American justice system. ![]() While staying in the fictional town of Eloe, Louisiana, visiting Celestials’ parents, Roy will be accused of raping a woman in a hotel room – a crime he did not commit. Their marriage is still very much in its infancy when something life-altering happens. Roy is charming, proud, and stubborn, Celestial his independent, artistic, talented wife. Roy and Celestial are newlyweds living in Atlanta. ![]()
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