Race against time : the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men / Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace.
| Author/creator | Wallace, Sandra Neil author. |
| Other author | Wallace, Rich author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "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 live and set them free?"-- Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Grade 4-6 |
| Audience | 1120 Lexile |
| Genre/form | illustrated books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2020934634 |
| ISBN | 9781629798165 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1629798169 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |