Scottsboro Boys

by David Cates

This title examines an important historic event - the trials of the nine Scottsboro Boys that took place in Alabama. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of America at the time of the trials, the accounts of the nine men on trial regarding their train ride from Tennessee to Alabama, their sentences, and the effects of this event on society. Readers will learn about the Great Depression, the Jim Crow south, lynching, the Ku Klux Klan,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161783310X
• ISBN13: 9781617833106
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Essential Library
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12