num_pages: 353
description: There are good people and bad on both sides of the tracks that divide Laureate from 'Colored Town'. This is the story of two African-American teens as they endure the backlash resulting from the integration of their segregated school with the all-white Lafayette County.
language: English
title: The King of Colored Town
titlecomplete: The King of Colored Town
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 273
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Willie Morris Award
publisher: Toby Pr