The C.O.W.S. Alice Sebold’s LUCKY Part 7 #AnthonyBroadwater #BlackMaleRapist (Conclusion)

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 6th study session on Alice Sebold’s LUCKY. Sebold is a White Woman and celebrated author of fiction. Incidentally, Sebold has penned other best selling books about rape. LUCKY was published in 1999 and reportedly details the trauma of Sebold being raped by a black male in Syracuse, New York. Anthony Broadwater steadfastly maintained his innocence. However, Sebold selected him as her attacker, and Broadwater was convicted. Apparently, he was punished for not admitting that he raped Sebold. Broadwater served 16 years for the crime, before being exonerated. Sebold offered a lame apology, and plans to transform LUCKY into a major motion picture have been canceled. Last week, we heard about the conclusion to the trial and the conviction of Mr. Broadwater. Sebold likely lied on the witness stand when asked how many black people she sees on a daily basis. She claimed to see more than 50 black males per day. She has not described that many black people in Lucky. After the conviction, Sebold goes on with her college life. She “dates” and has sex with White boys, focusing on “a patch of White flesh” to remind her that she’s not being raped by a negro. Thinking of Anthony Broadwater in Attica comforted Sebold. Rampant underage White drinking and drug use continues, as Sebold describes hosting a wild party with strangers and serving “rotgut” punch. Some time after the unruly shindig, the house is burglarized and Sebold’s roommate is raped. According to the book, the attacker has detailed knowledge about the house and the inhabitants. Once again, a posse of White men roams the streets with a crowbar to enact vigilante violence.