Albion Winegar Tourgée's "Bricks Without Straw" is a poignant narrative that grapples with the intricacies of race, justice, and the human condition in post-Civil War America. Set against the backdrop of the Reconstruction era, Tourgée's work intricately weaves together a social critique with a compelling plot, marking it as a significant contribution to the Realist literary movement. Through fi...