Grease Monkey
Races, Racers, and Racism, Collide Head-On
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Fascinated by the automobiles that are beginning to dot the roads of the early twentieth century, twelve-year-old Indiana farm boy Herschel Gulley is thrust into the "head-of-household" role when his young, but ailing father passes. Herschel would always remember his father's parting words: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Responsible for the well-being of his pregnant mother, two younger brothers, and two younger sisters, he takes on the responsibilities of running the family's subsistence-size farm. All the while he develops the mechanical and driving skills that eventu...
Fascinated by the automobiles that are beginning to dot the roads of the early twentieth century, twelve-year-old Indiana farm boy Herschel Gulley is thrust into the "head-of-household" role when his young, but ailing father passes. Herschel would always remember his father's parting words: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Responsible for the well-being of his pregnant mother, two younger brothers, and two younger sisters, he takes on the responsibilities of running the family's subsistence-size farm. All the while he develops the mechanical and driving skills that eventually make him a nationally-recognized dirt-track driver and take him and his best friend, mechanic, and partner, Johnny Gleason-a black man-to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But to achieve their mutual goal of running (and maybe even winning) at the 500, they must circumnavigate the racial barriers that prevent blacks-or a white man with a black partner-from participating. These obstacles seem insurmountable in a state where the governor and half the general assembly are said to be members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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