Word: hernando
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Williams lived all over the world during Scott's 20 years in the Air Force, but no matter where they were, one rule applied. "We raised our children to be color-blind," says Scott. But when the fighter pilot retired in 1991 and settled in the sleepy town of Hernando, Miss. (pop. 3,500), half an hour south of Memphis, Tenn., the family rule ran up against local tradition...
...Hernando High School has two principals: one white, one black. It has co-class presidents: one white, one black. The offices of vice president and secretary-treasurer alternate each year between blacks and whites. And when students vote on yearbook honors--cutest, most likely to succeed--winners are again divided by race. So much for color blindness...
Grisham had a personal reason for concocting this novel legal theory. In March 1995, William Savage, an acquaintance of Grisham's, was gunned down at the cotton gin where he worked, out-side Hernando, Mississippi; the next day, convenience-store clerk Patsy Byers was shot and paralyzed in nearby Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Benjamin Darras, 18, and Sarah Edmondson, 19, have been accused of both crimes. Edmondson told authorities that before the shootings, she and Darras took LSD and watched Natural Born Killers, which they had seen countless times...
...direction and setting, though, is always terrific. The movie begins with up-close shots of Harvard Square. Out of Town News is one of the many guest stars. The Cayman Islands are gorgeous and lush. And the splashy scenes of Memphis--near the Hernando De Soto bridge, on the monorail to Mud Island, on the streets of downtown--are realistic and eye-catching, quite a combination. If you've never seen Memphis, you've got a treat in store...
...Hernando de Soto Bridge--That M-shaped bridge in the background. It leads over to Arkansas, birthplace of the president (as a sign on the bridge lets you know). At night, the bridge is fully lighted and can be seen from the air. Quite a sight for weary airplane travelers circling down--usually on Northwest. Memphis is a hub, after all. The airline of choice for the Mafia in the film is the airline of choice for just about every Memphian...