Scottsboro and Its Legacy: The Cases That Challenged American Legal and Social Justice

by James R. Acker

Book Overview

Nine black teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931 in northern Alabama. They were arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in the town of Scottsboro in little more than two weeks. The Scottsboro Boys case rapidly captured public attention and became a lightning rod for fundamental issues of social justice including racial discrimination, class oppression, and legal fairness. Involving years of appeals, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275990834
• ISBN13: 9780275990831
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"