by Sandra Neil Wallace (j 305.8 AfrYw)
This gripping youth non-fiction work focuses on righting an injustice: the fact that many do not know the story of Scipio Jones, a formerly enslaved and self-taught lawyer, or how he came to champion the cause of a dozen men unfairly arrested and condemned to die. This enlightening work delves into part of American history leading up to, and surrounding, the Elaine, Arkansas massacre of 1919, as well as a man who refused to give up in the face of adversity and racism at great personal cost and peril.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose or I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice by Joe Starita.]
[ official Race Against Time page on the official Sandra Neil Wallace web site ]
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by Meagan M.
Walt Branch Library
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