Paton, Alan

Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but racism prevents justice from being done.

The story of the Zulu pastor, Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of South Africa and apartheid.

A Zulu country parson comes to Johannesburg to find that the environment of apartheid has forced his sister to become a prostitute and his son a murderer.

Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy.