| Contents |
Introduction -- Hard times a-coming -- Paint Rock, Alabama -- "A fair and lawful trial" -- "Let those pore boys free" -- Powell v. Alabama -- Another "fair trial" -- Callahan's trial -- Norris v. Alabama -- Back to decatur -- Final trials and tribulations -- The aftermath -- Afterword. |
| Abstract |
Nine black youths were charged with the assault of two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931. After escaping being lynched, the nine were brought to trial just two weeks after their arrest; no lawyers were provided until the day of the trial. The verdict: guilty. A storm of protest arose from outside the South. This celebrated case, still debated to this day, involved Clarence Darrow, the American Communist Party, and years of trials and mistrials. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 112) and index. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| LCCN | 93042331 |
| ISBN | 0805022066 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780805022063 (acid-free paper) |
