Essential Events Set 8 |
Subtitle:
The Scottsboro Boys
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Book Category:
Juvenile Nonfiction > Transportation > Railroads & Trains
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Author:
Cates, David
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9781617833106
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Price:
34.22
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Publication Year:
2012
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Publisher Info
Paul Skaj,
ABDO Publishing Company,8000 West 78th Street,
Edina ,
Minnesota - 55439,USA
Web: www.abdopublishing.com Inquiry
This title examines an important historic event - the trials of the nine Scottsboro Boys that took place in Alabama. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of America at the time of the trials, the accounts of the nine men on trial regarding their train ride from Tennessee to Alabama, their sentences, and the effects of this event on society. Readers will learn about the Great Depression, the Jim Crow south, lynching, the Ku Klux Klan, and the black codes that were all part of the atmosphere at this time. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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