Race against time : the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men / Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace.
Author/creator |
Wallace, Sandra Neil author. |
Other author/creator | Wallace, Rich, author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | First edition. |
Publication Info | New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2021] |
Copyright Notice | ©2021 |
Description | 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Abstract | "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 live and set them free?"-- Jacket. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index. |
Interest grade level | Grade 4-6 |
Audience | 1120 Lexile |
Genre/form | illustrated books. |
Genre/form | History. |
Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
Genre/form | Informational works. |
Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
Genre/form | Informational works. |
Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
LCCN | 2020934634 |
ISBN | 9781629798165 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 1629798169 (hardcover) |
ISBN | (ebook) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 305.8 W1557R | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 305.8 W1557R | ✔ Available | Place Hold |