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The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men
出版Astra Publishing House, 2021-01-05
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Prejudice & RacismJuvenile Nonfiction / Law & CrimeJuvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century
ISBN16359237359781635923735
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cdsGEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers, Scipio Africanus Jones—a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved—leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death.

In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob, and others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Up stepped Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved. Could he save the men's lives and set them free? Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero.