Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment

by Larry Dane Brimner

Book Overview

An ALSC Notable Children's Book * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book * A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People * Nominee for the 2021-2022 South Carolina Book Award

This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails during the Great Depression, found their lives destroyed after two white women falsely accused them of rape. Award-winning author...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629797758
• ISBN13: 9781629797755
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12