Scottsboro Boys in Their Own Words

Selected Letters, 1931-1950

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This is a collection of letters written by the nine African American defendants in the infamous March 1931 Scottsboro, Alabama, rape case. Though most of the defendants were barely literate and all were teenagers when incarcerated, over the course of almost two decades in prison they learned the rudiments of effective letter writing and in doing so forcefully expressed a wide range of perspectives on the falsity of the charges against them as their incarceration became a cause celebre both in the United States and internationally.Central to this book is the chronologically structured presentation of letters (1931-1950), including some correspondence from attorneys and members of Scottsboro support committees. The original grammar, syntax and vernacular of the defendants are maintained in a desire to preserve the authenticity of these letters.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-01-28
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786472048

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1: Letters from 1931: Establishing the Legal Ground2: Letters from 1932: Counselors for the Wise3: Letters from 1933: Clash of Concerns4: Letters from 1934: Scottsboro Mothers5: Letters from 1935: Black Jurors Wanted6: Letters from 1936: Psychology of Oppression7: Letters from 1937: Four Down, Five to Go8: Letters from 1938: Jail Rot9: Letters from 1939: To be Free, and Then What10: Letters from 1940: Pushed to the Limits11: Letters from 1941: Dear Miss Hester Huntington12: Letters from 1942: The ILD Way13: Letters from 1943: Reaching Outward14: Letters from 1944: To Be Paroled or Not15: Letters from 1945: Patterson’s Burden16: Letters from 1946: Andy Wright’s Return17: Letters from 1947: The Cost of Parole18: Letters from 1948: Patterson’s Guile19: Letters from 1950: Andy’s WalkPostscriptAppendices deleteA. Report of the “Traveling Salesman”deleteB. Kilby State PrisondeleteC. The Death of Janie PattersondeleteD. Death Warrant of Haywood PattersonReferencesIndex

“Remains in our historical memory, both questioning and defining civil rights in Depression America...remarkably gives the case a new perspective...strongly recommended”—Library Journal; “though many of the Scottsboro Nine were illiterate at the time of their arrest, the letters collected here show their intellectual development as they grew from youth caught up in the usual mistreatment of blacks in the rural South to men part of an international cause célèbre”—Booklist; “this book makes a much-needed contribution to the scholarship on the Scottsboro case, and is strongly recommended for researchers and faculty interested in race and the criminal justice system. Highly recommended”—Choice.