Scapegoat: The Tommy Lee Hines Story

by Peggy Allen Towns

Book Overview

In 1978, the arrest of Tommy Lee Hines, a young black man with the mental capacity of a six-year-old, shook the city of Decatur, Alabama. This gripping story chronicles the untold narrative of an intellectually disabled man who finds himself trapped in a web of systemic racism, prejudices, and a legal system that needs reforming. As the sequence of events unfold, author Peggy Allen Towns captures the tragedy of Tommy Lee Hines that inspired a movement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665504285
• ISBN13: 9781665504287
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"