James Ankrom

Sometimes the Fearless James Ankrom

Raised to violence, all he wanted now was peaceJack Mulligan killed his abusive father when he was elevenand spent the next seven years in prison. It was there he became scarredphysically and emotionally. Owning nothing but his wits, he scored exceptionally high ona college entrance exam and was paroled to Mt. Sidney College. Now Jack is theonly white student in an all-black college where he is both despised for hisskin color and his past. When Jack is assigned a gay roommate, Juleel Washington, thetwo become instant friends but are regarded by the students as outcasts. Theirenemies are determined rid them from the college and achieve both racial andmoral purity. In his long quest for atonement, Jack Mulligan can only relyon the friendship of Juleel and the love of girl named, Keysha.