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Scottsboro and its legacy : the cases that challenged American legal and social justice / James R. Acker.
Van Pelt Library KF224.S34 A25 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Acker, James R., 1951-
- Series:
- Crime, media, and popular culture 1549-196X
- Crime, media, and popular culture, 1549-196X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
- Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931--Press coverage.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Southern States--Social conditions.
- Southern States.
- Social conditions.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects--United States.
- Social justice.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
- Summary:
- A vivid account of the Scottsboro Boys case-the alleged crimes, their legal aftermath, and their immediate and enduring social significance.
- Contents:
- Arrest and accusation
- Scottsboro : trials and appeals
- In Judge Horton's court
- Decatur redux : judge and jury
- Denouement
- The lessons of Scottsboro.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-249) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780275990831
- 0275990834
- OCLC:
- 166390606
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