Race against time : the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men /
In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. Others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers w...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane,
[2021].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. Others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved, answered the call and represented the twelve, but could he save the men's lives and set them free? |
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| Physical Description: | 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781629798165 1629798169 |