Scottsboro and its legacy

the cases that challenged American legal and social justice

Provides an account of the "Scottsboro Boys" case in which nine African-American teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931, detailing their alleged crimes, exploring the social significance of the case, and discussing the two landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings that resulted from the trials.

Praeger
2008
9780275990831
book

Holdings

407690