Scottsboro and its legacy; the cases that challenged American legal and social justice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780275990831

Scottsboro and its legacy; the cases that challenged American legal and social justice.

Acker, James R.

Praeger

2008

258 pages

$49.95

Hardcover

Crime, media, and popular culture, 1549-196X

KF224

Acker (criminal justice, U. of Albany) offers students and scholars an examination of the media coverage of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black youths ...

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