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Accused!

The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment

by Larry Dane Brimner
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This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails during the Great Depression, found their lives destroyed after two white women falsely accused them of rape. Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner explains how it took more than eighty years for their wrongful convictions to be overturned.
In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly meant death, either by a lynch mob or the electric chair. The Scottsboro boys found themselves facing one prejudiced trial after another, in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history. They also faced a racist legal system, all-white juries, and the death penalty. Noted Sibert Medalist Larry Dane Brimner uncovers how the Scottsboro Boys spent years in Alabama's prison system, enduring inhumane conditions and torture. The extensive back matter includes an author's note, bibliography, index, and further resources and source notes.

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    May 26, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781684378944

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      • ISBN: 9781684378944
      • File size: 46812 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 8.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 1170
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:8.3
  • Lexile® Measure:1170
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:7-9

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