On the laps of gods : the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation
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New York : Crown Publishers, [2008].
ISBN
9780307339829, 0307339823
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | 976.788 WHI | On Shelf |
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District - Stacks | 976.788 WHI | On Shelf |
Melrose Park Public Library - Stacks | 976.788 WHI | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 976.788 Whi | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History.
Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919
Jones, Scipio Africanus, -- 1863-1943.
Phillips County (Ark.) -- History.
Phillips County (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Race riots -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History.
Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History -- 20th century.
Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919
Jones, Scipio Africanus, -- 1863-1943.
Phillips County (Ark.) -- History.
Phillips County (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Race riots -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History.
Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2008].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780307339829, 0307339823
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-367) and index.
Description
September 30, 1919. The United States teetered on the edge of a racial civil war. Racial fighting had erupted in 25 cities. Deep in the Arkansas Delta, black sharecroppers formed a union to sue their white landowners, who had cheated them for years. What happened next has long been shrouded in controversy. Over several days, posses and federal troops gunned down more than 100 men, women, and children. White authorities arrested more than 300 black farmers, and in brief trials, all-white juries sentenced twelve union leaders to the electric chair. And then, a lawyer from Little Rock stepped forward. Scipio Africanus Jones, born a slave, joined with the NAACP to mount an appeal in which he argued that his clients' constitutional rights to a fair trial had been violated. Never before had the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a criminal verdict in a state court because the proceedings had been unfair.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitaker, R. (2008). On the laps of gods: the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Robert. 2008. On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Robert. On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation Crown Publishers, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Robert. On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation First edition., Crown Publishers, 2008.
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