Sundown is a short story inspired by the tragic murder of Carol Jenkins on September 16, 1968. A beautiful, shy, twenty-one year old black woman — Carol canvassed the small town of Martinsville, Indiana selling encyclopedias. As Carol went door-to-door, two white men stalked her, waiting for the sun to set. When it did, they cornered her alone on the sidewalk and stabbed her in the heart. Martinville was a “sundown town”, where any Black person caught there after dark would mostly likely not see the rise of the sun again.

To learn more about the actual events that inspired this story visit thetalepodcast.com. As our website you can download a free ebook version of Sundown with original illustrations by Aleesha Wood.