Scottsboro Alabama

Author : Lin Shi Khan,Ralph Austin Perez,Tony Perez
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814751770

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Scottsboro, Alabama by Lin Shi Khan,Ralph Austin Perez,Tony Perez Pdf

A unique graphic history of one of the most controversial legal decisions of all time—with 118 powerful linoleum prints In 1931, nine black youths were falsely accused of raping two white women on a freight train traveling through northern Alabama. They were arrested and tried in four days, convicted of rape, and eight of them were sentenced to death. The ensuing legal battle spanned six years and involved two landmark decisions by the Supreme Court. One of the most well known and controversial legal decisions of our time, the Scottsboro case ignited the collective emotions of the country, which was still struggling to come to terms with fundamental issues of racial equality. Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. Originally printed in Seattle in 1935, this hitherto unknown document, of which no other known copies exist, is presented here for the first time. It includes a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley and an introduction by Andrew H. Lee. Mr. Lee discovered the book as part of a gift to the Tamiment Library by the family of Joe North, an important figure in the Communist Party-USA, and an editor at the seminal left-wing journal, the New Masses. A true historical find and an excellent tool for teaching the case itself and the period which it so indelibly marked, this book allows us to see the Scottsboro case through a unique and highly provocative lens.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2042 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Agricultural appropriations
ISBN : CORNELL:31924071836930

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Agricultural Appropriations for ... by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture--Environmental and Consumer Protection Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2038 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3406819

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Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture--Environmental and Consumer Protection Appropriations Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bank accounts
ISBN : IND:30000090498258

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Bank & Thrift Branch Office Data Book by Anonim Pdf

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1548 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11547831

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House documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : MINN:31951D00830561D

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Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the ... Session of the ... Congress of the United States by United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Pdf

Author : Ellen Feldman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393068390

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Scottsboro: A Novel by Ellen Feldman Pdf

A powerful novel about race, class, sex, and a lie that refused to die. Alabama, 1931. A posse stops a freight train and arrests nine black youths. Their crime: fighting with white boys. Then two white girls emerge from another freight car, and fast as anyone can say Jim Crow, the cry of rape goes up. One of the girls sticks to her story. The other changes her tune, again and again. A young journalist, whose only connection to the incident is her overheated social conscience, fights to save the nine youths from the electric chair, redeem the girl who repents her lie, and make amends for her own past. Intertwining historical actors and fictional characters, stirring racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism into an explosive brew, Scottsboro is a novel of a shocking injustice that convulsed the nation and reverberated around the world, destroyed lives, forged careers, and brought out the worst and the best in the men and women who fought for the cause.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : City planning
ISBN : UOM:39015081166111

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Housing and Planning References by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Mental health
ISBN : UOM:39015028305079

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Mental Health Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Economic Development Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : UIUC:30112109877701

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EDA Directory of Approved Projects by United States. Economic Development Administration Pdf

Author : Diana Klebanon,Franklin L Jonas,Diana Klebanow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000161328

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People's Lawyers by Diana Klebanon,Franklin L Jonas,Diana Klebanow Pdf

Throughout America's history, lawyers with a crusading zeal have, through their moral stance, intellectual integrity, and sheer brilliance, made use of the law to fight social injustice. In short biographical chapters, the authors tell the stories of ten of these lawyers. Some are well known: Thurgood Marshall; William Kunstler; Louis Brandeis; Morris Dees; Clarence Darrow; and Ralph Nader. Others are not so well known, but deserve to be. All are fascinating and influential attorneys, and examination of their lives illuminates key issues in American history. An annotated bibliography; a chronology of the person's life and work; and a helpful table detailing their most prominent cases accompany each chapter.

Author : David Cates
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781614786115

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Scottsboro Boys by David Cates Pdf

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, and the black codes that were all part of the atmosphere at this time. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1818 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00029834714

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Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1970 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : UIUC:30112059742236

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Operating Banking Offices by Anonim Pdf

Author : James R. Acker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780313081446

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Scottsboro and Its Legacy by James R. Acker Pdf

Nine black teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931 in northern Alabama. They were arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in the town of Scottsboro in little more than two weeks. The Scottsboro Boys case rapidly captured public attention and became a lightning rod for fundamental issues of social justice including racial discrimination, class oppression, and legal fairness. Involving years of appeals, the Scottsboro trials resulted in two landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings and were a vortex for the sometimes-competing interests of the American Communist Party, the NAACP, and the young men themselves. The cases resulted in a damning portrayal of southern justice and corresponding social mores in several national and international media outlets, and in a spirited defense of the judicial system and prevailing cultural norms in other news reports, particularly in the South. Here, Acker details the alleged crimes, their legal aftermath, and their immediate and enduring social significance as evidenced in media portrayals and other forms of popular culture. Using extensive media reports, including contemporaneous newspaper accounts and interpretations of the proceedings, as well as the sallies of champions of various organizations and social causes, the author illustrates the role of the media in the cases and the effect the cases had on society at the time. In addition to tracing the history of the cases and their media portrayal, the book explores the legacy of the Scottsboro trials and appeals. It examines several issues relevant to the cases that, even today, have enduring significance to law and popular perceptions of justice, including capital punishment, racial discrimination, innocence, the composition and functioning of trial juries, the quality of legal counsel for indigents, evidentiary issues in rape cases, and media interactions with the courts. More than a true crime tale, this book takes readers through the crime but also illustrates its enduring legacy.