![]() ![]() ![]() Some details as well as names have been changed for storytelling purposes. ![]() The Silence of Our Friends Author Q&A How much of this book's story is based on real events? Mark Long: Creating a book like this one required us to find a balance between factual accuracy and emotional authenticity. With art from the brilliant Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole) bringing the tale to heart-wrenching life, The Silence of Our Friends is a new and important entry in the body of civil rights literature. Semi-fictionalized, this story has its roots solidly in very real events. The Silence of Our Friends follows events through the point of view of young Mark Long, whose father is a reporter covering the story. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston’s color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman. This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. As the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas, two families-one white, one black-find common ground. ![]()
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