Bibliograph

The Scottsboro boys, by David Cates

Type

Label

The Scottsboro boys, by David Cates

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-109) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Scottsboro boys

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

748578115

Responsibility statement

by David Cates

Series statement

Essential events

Summary

Tells the story of the nine African American teenagers accused of raping two white women on a train in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931, covering the arrests and numerous legal proceedings

Table Of Contents

Segregation and Jim Crow -- The terrible journey begins -- The trial -- Support for the boys -- The Supreme Court -- The retrial -- Tried again -- Supreme Court justice -- Back to Alabama -- The bitter end

Target audience

juvenile

Classification