What motivated Jim Brown to write a book about all that happened to him?
Jim has written down anecdotes, family happenings, and observations about his various activities for years. He has always kept an extensive diary. He started writing editorials at the University of North Carolina and has written for numerous pamphlets, booklets, and studies during his time in public life as State Senator, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Insurance. He has written lengthy outlines of Louisiana history when he taught this course at both Tulane and Louisiana State University. He kept extensive notes and a box full of clippings during his trial, so he had on hand many specifics on which to build. While he was undertaking his appeal, he used his time to sit down each day for three to four hours and put together the outlines of his new book. Those who have read it are amazed at the specific detail, legal citations, and Jims overall grasp of just what happened during the whole legal proceedings. The book was important for him to tell his side of the story and let the w
