| Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men Contributor(s): Wallace, Sandra Neil (Author), Wallace, Rich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1629798169 ISBN-13: 9781629798165 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 976.788 |
| LCCN: 2020934634 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scipio Africanus Jones -- a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved -- leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death. 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, and others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Up stepped Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved. Could he save the men's lives and set them free? Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero. |