The Tree That Wouldn't Forget

The Tree That Wouldn't Forget A Novel by Dareios LittleIn the blistering summer of 1918, Mary Turner-a young, pregnant Black woman in Brooks County, Georgia-dared to speak out against the lynching of her husband. For her defiance, she was brutally murdered by a mob determined to silence her voice. But her story refused to die.Spanning over a century, The Tree That Wouldn't Forget traces the haunting legacy of Mary Turner's lynching through the eyes of witnesses, survivors, artists, and activists. From the blood-soaked soil of the Jim Crow South to the classrooms of Valdosta, the murals of Harlem, and the halls of Congress, this novel transforms historical trauma into a living testament of resistance.With lyrical prose and unflinching honesty, Dareios Little weaves intimate character portraits with sweeping historical arcs-revealing how memory becomes movement, and how one woman's courage continues to echo through generations.