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Jersey justice : the story of the trenton six / / Cathy D. Knepper ; typesetting, Jack Donner



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Autore: Knepper Cathy D Visualizza persona
Titolo: Jersey justice : the story of the trenton six / / Cathy D. Knepper ; typesetting, Jack Donner Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, [New Jersey] : , : Rivergate Books, , 2011
©2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina: 345.749/6602523
Soggetto topico: Trenton Six Trial, Trenton, N.J., 1948-1951
Trials (Murder) - New Jersey - Trenton
Altri autori: DonnerJack  
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-249) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Crime and the Trenton Six -- 2 The Trial, Prosecution -- 3 The Trial, Defense -- 4 Bessie Mitchell Finds Help -- 5 Second Trial, Prosecution -- 6 Second Trial, Defense -- 7 Two Men Left -- Epilogue -- List of Principals -- Notes -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sommario/riassunto: The case of the Trenton Six attracted international attention in its time (1948–1952) and was once known as the “northern Scottsboro Boys case.” Yet, there is no memory of it. The shame of racism evident in the case has been nearly erased from the public record. Now, historian Cathy D. Knepper takes us back to the courtroom to make us aware of this shocking chapter in American history. Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six begins in 1948 when William Horner, an elderly junk dealer, was murdered in his downtown Trenton shop. Over a two-week period, six local African American men were arrested and charged with collectively killing Horner. Violating every rule in the book, the Trenton police held the six men in incommunicado detention, without warrants, and threatened them until they confessed. At the end of the trial the all-white jury sentenced the six men to die in the electric chair. That might have been the end of the story were it not for the tireless efforts of Bessie Mitchell, the sister of one of the accused men. Undaunted by the refusal of the NAACP and the ACLU to help appeal the conviction of the Trenton Six, Mitchell enlisted the aid of the Civil Rights Congress, ultimately taking the case as far as the New Jersey Supreme Court. Along the way, the Trenton Six garnered the attention and involvement of many prominent activists, politicians, and artists, including Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pete Seeger, Arthur Miller, and Albert Einstein. Jersey Justice brings to light a shameful moment in our nation’s history, but it also tells the story of a personal battle for social justice that changed America.
Titolo autorizzato: Jersey justice  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-87379-6
0-8135-5207-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808361003321
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