| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Indexed In: |
Booklist Starred Reviews, 11/1/2020 |
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Kirkus Review, 11/1/2020 |
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School Library Connection Star, 11/2020 |
| Summary |
Chronicles the life of Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved, and details his work to save twelve Black sharecroppers who were sentenced to death after trying to unionize. Highlights the massacre of the sharecroppers by white residents in Elaine, Arkansas, and discusses Jones's impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Includes black-and-white photographs. |
| Audience |
7-12. |
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1120 Lexile. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on book record and eBook viewed on January 22, 2021. |
| Subject |
Jones, Scipio Africanus, 1863-1943.
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Elaine Race Riot, Elaine, Ark., 1919 -- History.
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Judges.
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Race riots -- History.
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Riots -- Arkansas -- History.
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Lawyers.
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Racism -- Arkansas.
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Electronic books.
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Arkansas -- Race relation -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781635923735 |
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