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Powell V. Alabama: The Scottsboro Boys and American Justice

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In Powell v. Alabama , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ozie Powell had been denied effective counsel at his rape trial. This book tells the gripping story of Powell and the other Scottsboro Boys: their arrest and trial and their struggle to overturn their convictions and death sentences for a crime that they did not commit. It also examines the effects of the Court's decision on the individuals involved and on American society.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Release: April 01, 1997

ISBN 13: 9780531113141

Powell V. Alabama: The Scottsboro Boys and American Justice

0/5 ( ratings)

In Powell v. Alabama , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ozie Powell had been denied effective counsel at his rape trial. This book tells the gripping story of Powell and the other Scottsboro Boys: their arrest and trial and their struggle to overturn their convictions and death sentences for a crime that they did not commit. It also examines the effects of the Court's decision on the individuals involved and on American society.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Release: April 01, 1997

ISBN 13: 9780531113141

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