This book presents a dramatic story of both tragedy and triumph, one in which human nature is revealed at its best and at its worst, with courage, decency, and self-sacrifice contrasting sharply with bigotry, brutality, and indifference.
Ultimately, however, A “Scottsboro” Case in Mississippi is an account of how the Supreme Court came to make a precedent-setting decision enhancing the protection of liberty under the Constitution.
This book presents a dramatic story of both tragedy and triumph, one in which human nature is revealed at its best and at its worst, with courage, decency, and self-sacrifice contrasting sharply with bigotry, brutality, and indifference.
Ultimately, however, A “Scottsboro” Case in Mississippi is an account of how the Supreme Court came to make a precedent-setting decision enhancing the protection of liberty under the Constitution.
A Scottsboro Case in Mississippi: The Supreme Court and Brown v. Mississippi
192A Scottsboro Case in Mississippi: The Supreme Court and Brown v. Mississippi
192Paperback(Print-On-Demand ed.)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781578068159 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi |
Publication date: | 06/06/2005 |
Edition description: | Print-On-Demand ed. |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d) |