In this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers,
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.
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