The Scottsboro Boys / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Tom Head.
Title:
The Scottsboro Boys / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Tom Head.
ISBN:
9781532170614
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, [2021]
©2019
Physical Description:
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
A letter from Duchess -- Wrongly accused -- A white man's train -- On trial for their lives -- Appeals trials -- Echoes of Scottsboro -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.
Summary:
Examines the arrest of the Scottsboro Boys in 1931 in Alabama and the subsequent trials. Describes the culture of the time that enabled racism and Jim Crow laws in the South to allow innocent African American teens to be convicted of crimes they didn't commit. Includes a glossary, resources for further online resources, and archival photographs.
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Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
3-6.
Audience:
830 Lexile.
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