Explore this title online! In 1931; nine black youths were falsely accused of raping two white women on a freight train traveling through northern Alabama. They were arrested and tried in four days; convicted of rape; and eight of them were sentenced to death. The ensuing legal battle spanned six years and involved two landmark decisions by the Supreme Court. One of the most well known and controversial legal decisions of our time; the Scottsboro case ignited the collective emotions of the country; which was still struggling to come to terms with fundamental issues of racial equality.Scottsboro; Alabama; which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints; provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous; racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system; and of the racial and class struggle of the time. Originally printed in Seattle in 1935; this hitherto unknown document; of which no other known copies exist; is presented here for the first time. It includes a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley and an introduction by Andrew H. Lee. Mr. Lee discovered the book as part of a gift to the Tamiment Library by the family of Joe North; an important figure in the Communist Party-USA; and an editor at the seminal left-wing journal; the New Masses.A true historical find and an excellent tool for teaching the case itself and the period which it so indelibly marked; this book allows us to see the Scottsboro case through a unique and highly provocative lens.
#1431195 in Books Dianne Ashton 2013-10-14 2013-10-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .94 x 5.98l; 1.54 #File Name: 0814707394350 pagesHanukkah in America
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Scholarly and readableBy Linda from Mill RiverAn excellent investigation of Hanukkah; why and how the holiday has changed from obscure to one of the big three Jewish holidays in American. Ashton's book is accesible to non-scholars; but contains all the underpinnings that will appeal to academics. For everyone who has ever thought that Hanukkah is just a response to Christmas; this book will give you a deeper and richer understanding of the American Jewish celebration practices. Ashton has a clear and readable style. Suitable for home and temple libraries!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. No good for me.By Luann ChandlerI did not manage to finish this book. I thought I would like it a lot; but it became nothing but names I can't pronounce and harking back and forth between ages and eras; so I found it more confusing than enlightening. Sorry. I really was looking forward to this; so I was disappointed. I may try again to read it. Maybe a different time will work for me.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Scholarly WorkBy Customer.If you enjoy reading a text book you will find this book interesting. I found it surprising that Americans have tried to make Chanukah a Jewish Christmas celebration for so many years; thinking it was a modern phenomenon.. .
