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Title details for Race Against Time by Sandra Neil Wallace - Available

Race Against Time

The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men

by Sandra Neil Wallace
Rich Wallace
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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 lives and set them free?
Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, noted nonfiction authors Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace carefully examined the complex proceedings and offer a riveting and clear account of this landmark civil rights case.

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