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Contempt of Court : The Turn-Of-The-Century Lynching That Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism
by Mark Curriden and Leroy Phillips
Overview
In 1906, Ed Johnson, an innocent black man, was found guilty of the brutal rape of a white woman in Chattanooga and was sentenced to die. Two black lawyers appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay of execution, and the stay was granted. Frenzied locals responded by lynching Johnson, and what ensued was a breathtaking whirlwind of groundbreaking legal action. Illustrations.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780385720823
- ISBN-10: 0385720823
- Publisher: Anchor Books
- Publish Date: February 2001
- Dimensions: 7.94 x 5.02 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.92 pounds
- Page Count: 432
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