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Race against time, the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men, Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace

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Race against time, the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men, Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index
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contains biographical information
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Race against time
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bibliography
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Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace
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the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men
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"In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. Others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved, answered the call and represented the twelve--but could he save the men's live and set them free?"--, Jacket
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adolescent
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