People Wasn't Made to Burn: A True Story of Housing, Race, and Murder in Chicago

by Joe Allen

Book Overview

In 1947, James Hickman shot and killed the landlord he believed was responsible for a tragic fire that took the lives of four of his children on Chicago 's West Side. But a vibrant defense campaign, exposing the working poverty and racism that led to his crime, helped win Hickman 's freedom.

With a true-crime writer 's eye for suspense and a historian 's depth of knowledge, Joe Allen unearths the
compelling story of a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642593753
• ISBN13: 9781642593754
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"