On the laps of gods: the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation
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September 30, 1919. The United States teetered on the edge of a racial civil war. Racial fighting had erupted in 25 cities. Deep in the Arkansas Delta, black sharecroppers formed a union to sue their white landowners, who had cheated them for years. What happened next has long been shrouded in controversy. Over several days, posses and federal troops gunned down more than 100 men, women, and children. White authorities arrested more than 300 black farmers, and in brief trials, all-white juries sentenced twelve union leaders to the electric chair. And then, a lawyer from Little Rock stepped forward. Scipio Africanus Jones, born a slave, joined with the NAACP to mount an appeal in which he argued that his clients' constitutional rights to a fair trial had been violated. Never before had the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a criminal verdict in a state court because the proceedings had been unfair.--From publisher description.
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African Americans
African Americans -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History
Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919
History
Jones, Scipio Africanus
Jones, Scipio Africanus, -- 1863-1943
Nonfiction
Phillips County (Ark.) -- History
Phillips County (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Politics
Race relations
Race riots
Race riots -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History
Sociology
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History
Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919
History
Jones, Scipio Africanus
Jones, Scipio Africanus, -- 1863-1943
Nonfiction
Phillips County (Ark.) -- History
Phillips County (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Politics
Race relations
Race riots
Race riots -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History
Sociology
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History -- 20th century
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9780307409164
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subject_facet | African Americans -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919 Jones, Scipio Africanus, -- 1863-1943 Phillips County (Ark.) -- History Phillips County (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Race riots -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Phillips County -- History -- 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | On the laps of gods : the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | On the Laps of Gods The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation On the laps of gods : the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation / Robert Whitaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_sub | the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | African Americans Elaine Massacre, Elaine, Ark., 1919 History Jones, Scipio Africanus Nonfiction Politics Race relations Race riots Sociology Trials (Murder) |