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Author Acker, James R., 1951-

Title Scottsboro and its legacy : the cases that challenged American legal and social justice / James R. Acker.

Publication Info. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  345.761 ACK    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  345.761 AC57    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  345.761 ACKER    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 258 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Crime, media, and popular culture, 1549-196X
Crime, media, and popular culture. 1549-196X
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-249) and index.
Contents Arrest and accusation -- Scottsboro : trials and appeals -- In Judge Horton's court -- Decatur redux : judge and jury -- Denouement -- The lessons of Scottsboro.
Subject Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931 -- Press coverage.
Southern States -- Social conditions.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects -- United States.
Social justice.
ISBN 9780275990831 alkaline paper
0275990834 alkaline paper
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