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Shoved onto the asphalt by police, lying "parallel like burial plots" next to her husband Roy in a motel parking lot, Celestial recalls her wedding proclamation: "What God has brought together, let no man tear asunder." But an American marriage—especially if a black man is involved—can easily be ruptured by institutionalized racism. Ambitious and charming, Roy did everything right, getting out of small-town Louisiana, earning a Morehouse College degree, marrying privileged city girl Celestial, and settling into Atlanta...Log In or Sign Up to Read More