Unpunished murder : massacre at Colfax and the quest for justice
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Published
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2018.
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Shirlington - Teen Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
1809
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"On Easter Sunday of 1873, just eight years after the Civil War ended, a band of white supremacists marched into Grant Parish, Louisiana, and massacred over one hundred unarmed African Americans. The court case that followed would reach the highest court in the land. Yet, following one of the most ghastly and barbaric incidents of mass murder in American history, not a single person was convicted. The opinion issued by the Supreme Court in US v. Cruikshank set in motion a process that would help create a society in which black Americans were oppressed and denied basic human rights -- legally, according to the courts. These injustices would last for the next hundred years, and many continue to exist to this day. In this compelling and thoroughly researched volume for young readers, Lawrence Goldstone traces the evolution of the law and the fascinating characters involved in the story of how the Supreme Court helped institutionalize racism in the American justice system"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
12-18.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- Juvenile literature.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- Juvenile literature.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goldstone, L. (2018). Unpunished murder: massacre at Colfax and the quest for justice (First edition.). Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947-. 2018. Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice. Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947-. Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice Scholastic Focus, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence. Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice First edition., Scholastic Focus, 2018.
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