Serpents and Doves
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Publisher Description
In the late 1960's the United States was anything but united. Vietnam, Civil Rights, Integration, Free love, Free speech, and most of the trouble was building on college campuses, just as Stephen Mitchell was as off to college. Mason College was a small church related school in Tennessee hopefully not torn apart by the troubles of the rest of the United States, but Mason is not some isolated backwater. It had connection to the world and Stephen was about to dive into it head first.
Customer Reviews
A naive college freshman's introduction to the segregated South
Coming of age story where Stephen Mitchell, a naïve Californian, encounters betrayal, murder, bigotry, segregation, suicide, among other things during his first year at a small church college in Tennessee. Serpents and Doves is set in the mid 1960’s amidst Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement. His freshman year of college was definitely a different experience for him leaving him feeling battered and disgusted with humanity. He ends his first year of college uncertain if he would return.
This is the first book I have read by G. Lloyd Helm. Not a typical book I would have selected but Mr. Helm graciously supplied me a copy of the book to read and review and I’m so glad he did. The characters were well written and believable. Serpents and Doves gave me a glimpse into what it was like in the segregated South from someone who was not exposed to. And just like Stephen, I found it an eye opener. A good and recommended read.
Quoted from the Dedication page:
Matthew 10:16 -
“Behold, I send you out a sheep in the midst of wolves, therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”