Accused! : the trials of the Scottsboro Boys : lies, prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment
Title
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Accused! : the trials of the Scottsboro Boys : lies, prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment
Author
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Brimner, Larry Dane author.
ISBN
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9781629797755
Edition
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1st ed.
Physical Description
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189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Reading Level
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1170 L Lexile
Corporate Subject
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United States. Constitution. 14th Amendment.
Subject Term
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Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Trials (Rape) -- Alabama -- Scottsboro.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History.
Local Subject
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Teen nonfiction collection.
Summary
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In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly meant death, either by a lynch mob or the electric chair. The Scottsboro boys found themselves facing one prejudiced trial after another, in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history. They also faced a racist legal system, all-white juries, and the death penalty. Noted Sibert Medalist Larry Dane Brimner uncovers how the Scottsboro Boys spent years in Alabama's prison system, enduring inhumane conditions and torture. The extensive back matter includes an author's note, bibliography, index, and further resources and source notes.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Oakdale Library | TEEN 345.761 BRI | Teen Nonfiction |
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | TEEN 345.761 BRI | Teen Nonfiction |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | TEEN 345.761 BRI | Teen Nonfiction |
Stillwater Public Library | TEEN 345.761 BRI | Teen Nonfiction |