That’s the situation that Houston attorney Jay Porter struggles with in the intriguing debut from screenwriter Attica Locke.
Set in 1981, the engrossing
Black Water Rising delivers a coming-of-age tale as it shows how a person maintains ethics no matter the pressures. Using elements of the legal thriller,
Black Water Rising also works as a historical mystery that perfectly captures the early 1980s and illustrates the ongoing civil rights struggle.
A struggling attorney with a pregnant wife, Jay worries about money all the time. His most promising client is a lowly prostitute. About a decade ago, this young black man was an activist fighting for civil rights until he was framed for murder, escaping conviction because one juror believed in him. Now it’s more important that he pay this month’s rent on the couple’s cramped apartment. He no longer wants a revolution but a “bigger paycheck.”
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