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A 4 page essay that discusses Chester Himes' mystery novel The Real Cool Killers, which was first published in 1959. It features the detective team of Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, two black policemen who bear the responsibility of policing the black community of Harlem. Additionally, Coffin Ed and Grave Digger interpret that community and its residents to the white policemen, which make up the majority of the New York Police Department (NYPD) in the late 1950s. The novel's black protagonists negotiate a fine line between the institutionalized prejudice of the white-controlled system and maintaining some degree of social order in the black community. Examination of the novel reveals the complex motivations that fuel their actions and their anger. No additional sources cited.
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policemen who bear the responsibility of policing the black community of Harlem. Additionally, Coffin Ed and Grave Digger interpret that community and its residents to the white policemen, which make
up the majority of the New York Police Department (NYPD) in the late 1950s. The novels black protagonists negotiate a fine line between the institutionalized prejudice of the white-controlled system
and maintaining some degree of social order in the black community. Examination of the novel reveals the complex motivations that fuel their actions and their anger. The student should
be aware of the sociological factors of the setting and the time. Hopefully, the student realizes that in 1959, the Civil Rights Movement was only a glimmer on the horizon.
Throughout the US, segregation and racist attitudes were institutionalized and sanctioned by authorities. This was not true simply in the South, but throughout the country, it was considered normal and
natural for blacks to be looked upon as second-class citizens who were generally considered less intelligent and less moral than their white "superiors." This is the environment in which Ed
and Digger function as protectors between the black community and white authority. Coffin Ed and Grave Digger utilize specific strategies in order to act as a defensive mechanism against
white police intrusion into the black community. Himes pictures Harlem as having a uniquely black character, which means that its customs and mores and both unreadable and mystifying to white
"visitors" and the police. This is true, to a certain degree, even for the two black protagonists and even applies to the local inhabitants. For example, Digger asks a suspect
to give him an address. The man answers, "You dont never think bout where a gal lives in Harlem, less you goin home with her. What do anybodys address man
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