Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South more books like this

by Dan T Carter

In a chapter written especially for this revised edition of his modern classic, Carter recounts the latest turns in the case. Included are the surprising story of the last surviving Scottsboro defendant and the vivid description of Victoria Price's libel suit against the network that televised the drama and subsequent trial--presumably the last of ...

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Stories of Scottsboro more books like this

by James E. Goodman

An astonishing and innovative retelling of one of the landmark cases in the civil rights battles of this century--in which nine young black men were tried and convicted three separate times for raping two white women, and were finally freed by the Supreme Court. "A rich and compelling narrative, as taut and suspenseful as good fiction".- ...

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The Man from Scottsboro: Clarence Norris and the Infamous 1931 Alabama Rape Trial, in His Own Words more books like this

by Kwando M Kinshasa

In March 1931, Clarence Norris, a self-described hobo, and eight other black men were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama, and charged with raping two white girls who were also hoboes on the train he was riding. The one day trial of the nine men, better known as the "Scottsboro Boys" resulted in conviction and the death sentence despite a paucity of ...

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Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial more books like this

by James A Miller

In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight of the defendants were sentenced to death - making Scottsboro one of the worst travesties of justice to take place in the post-Reconstruction South. 'Remembering Scottsboro" ...

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The Last of the Scottsboro Boys more books like this

by Clarence Norris, Sybil D Washington

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The Last of the Scottsboro Boys: An Autobiography more books like this

by Clarence Norris

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Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro: A Documentary History more books like this

by Walter T Howard (Editor)

"Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro" is an account of a neglected chapter in the story of the Scottsboro saga. The Alabama tragedy stands as a major event in North American and international race relations history during the 20th century. Understandably, then, many historians have written about it. Few scholars, however, have focused in any ...

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The Scottsboro Case more books like this

by Sabrina Crewe, Various, Michael Uschan

The United States has been shaped by the people and events of its past. This series vividly describes events that had an effect on U.S. history and introduces young readers to the people who shaped them. The easy-to-read text, historic art and photography, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps help bring to life the causes of these events, ...

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The Scottsboro Boys more books like this

by James Haskins

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The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys more books like this

by David Aretha

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Powell V. Alabama: The Scottsboro Boys and American Justice more books like this

by Gerald Horne

Examines the individuals and the issues involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case which affirmed the right of an accused person to effective legal representation.

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The Scottsboro Boys Trial: A Primary Source Account more books like this

by Lita Sorensen

This book uses primary source documents to show the background of hoboing and riding the rails during the Depression in America and how this culture led to the false arrest of black teenagers for the rape of two white women on the train. The use of court transcripts brings to life the many trials and retrials of the boys, the verdicts, the message ...

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The Scottsboro Case more books like this

by Michael V Uschan

- Time line - Focus boxes - Maps - Primary source documents - Further reading - Glossary & Index

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Hear that train blow; a novel about the Scottsboro case. more books like this

by Kelly Covin

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