Information about the title group: Louisiana, 1948. The young Black man Jefferson is wrongfully sentenced to death. His aunt persuades the teacher Grant Wiggins to visit Jefferson in prison. He is to teach him self-respect and dignity despite his hopeless situation. However, Wiggins has long given up hope in light of the racist environment. Required reading in Schleswig-Holstein 2018 Abitur topics: National Identity and Diversity; African Americans; Crime and Punishment; and Culture Wars - Tearing apart the US. Information about the series edition: Reading is fun - especially with literature that your students can also tackle on their own at home. This literary offering makes that possible without any issues. The unabridged original texts are suitable for grades 10 to 13 and include annotations for difficult words. Each volume comes with a Teacher's Manual.