Conviction : the murder trial that powered Thurgood Marshall's fight for civil rights
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Author
Contributors
Nicks, John, 1952- author.
Published
Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2019].
Format
Book
Status
John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Nonfiction
345.766025 NIC
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345.766025 NIC
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Oklahoma -- History.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
Lyons, Willie D. -- (W. D.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993
Murder -- Investigation -- Oklahoma.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Trials (Murder) -- Oklahoma.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
Lyons, Willie D. -- (W. D.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993
Murder -- Investigation -- Oklahoma.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Trials (Murder) -- Oklahoma.
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Published
Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2019].
Physical Desc
xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
On New Year's Eve, 1939, a horrific triple murder occurred in rural Oklahoma. Within a matter of days, investigators identified the killers: convicts on work release who had been at a craps game with one of the victims the night before. As anger at authorities grew, political pressure mounted to find a scapegoat. The governor's representative settled on a young black farmhand named W.D. Lyons. Lyons was arrested, tortured into signing a confession, and tried for the murder. The NAACP's new Legal Defense and Education Fund sent its young chief counsel, Thurgood Marshall, to take part in the trial. The organization desperately needed money, and Marshall was convinced that the Lyons case could be a fundraising boon for both the state and national organizations. He was right. The case went on to the US Supreme Court, and the NAACP raised much-needed money from the publicity. Unfortunately, not everything went according to Marshall's plan. Filled with dramatic plot twists, Conviction is the story of the oft-forgotten case that set Marshall and the NAACP on the path that ultimately led to victory in Brown v. Board of Education and the accompanying social revolution in the United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nicks, D., & Nicks, J. (2019). Conviction: the murder trial that powered Thurgood Marshall's fight for civil rights . Lawrence Hill Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicks, Denver and John Nicks. 2019. Conviction: The Murder Trial That Powered Thurgood Marshall's Fight for Civil Rights. Lawrence Hill Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicks, Denver and John Nicks. Conviction: The Murder Trial That Powered Thurgood Marshall's Fight for Civil Rights Lawrence Hill Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nicks, Denver,, and John Nicks. Conviction: The Murder Trial That Powered Thurgood Marshall's Fight for Civil Rights Lawrence Hill Books, 2019.
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