Peace Corps in East Africa

 

  Is it a murder or an accident? How does the Peace Corps deal with this death, which has been accused of killing a volunteer and another? Could the entire Kennedy-era program be in jeopardy? And most importantly, is justice done?

I highly recommend this book for reminding you of his historical ideas and that justice often revolves around who has the best lawyer. Persuasive reading material.

  The suspense and scrutiny of the African Peace Corps volunteer accused of killing his wife, who was also a Peace Corps volunteer, in 1966. Was it a murder or a tragic accident? Peter Reed, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Africa and a former professor of law at Stanford University, is qualified to tell a story and has no problems. Focuses on two young lives: Tanzania's judicial system, the early days of the Peace Corps, and conflicting evidence in court. The drama that shook the Peace Corps and made headlines in the United States. An enlightening read for anyone interested in preserving important history, the history of the legal system, and the Peace Corps.

  Read has written a fun and informative book about the death of a Peace Corps volunteer and her husband's trial for her murder in the early days of the Peace Corps in Tanzania.  He examines her husband's evidence, trial, and innocence, along with the potential disaster that would have been for a Peace Corps conviction. A picture of the Tanzanian judiciary in the early days of independence from British rule. I highly recommend this book.

  Peter Reed's book is a thoughtful and detailed analysis of the 1966 trial in Tanzania of a Peace Corps worker accused of killing his wife, who was also a Peace Corps worker.  When the Peace Corps took the first step, and when there was awareness of women's empowerment and diffusion, the commander paid attention to the cultural context of the trial—a new legal system, which takes place in a poor, mostly rural, young country.  In 1966, the number of domestic violence was gaining momentum, adding dimension to the slick court drama. Worth reading!