Unpunished murder: massacre at Colfax and the quest for justice
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Rating:
12-18
Status:
Wallingford Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 976.367 GOLDSTONE
Description
"On Easter Sunday of 1873, just eight years after the Civil War ended, a band of white supremacists marched into Grant Parish, Louisiana, and massacred over one hundred unarmed African Americans. The court case that followed would reach the highest courtin the land. Yet, following one of the most ghastly and barbaric incidents of mass murder in American history, not a single person was convicted. The opinion issued by the Supreme Court in US v. Cruikshank set in motion a process that would help create asociety in which black Americans were oppressed and denied basic human rights -- legally, according to the courts. These injustices would last for the next hundred years, and many continue to exist to this day. In this compelling and thoroughly researchedvolume for young readers, Lawrence Goldstone traces the evolution of the law and the fascinating characters involved in the story of how the Supreme Court helped institutionalize racism in the American justice system"--
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Crimes against -- History -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- Juvenile literature.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Louisiana -- Colfax -- Juvenile literature.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781338239454, 1338239457
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 9 Points
Level 9.1, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
1260
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"On Easter Sunday of 1873, just eight years after the Civil War ended, a band of white supremacists marched into Grant Parish, Louisiana, and massacred over one hundred unarmed African Americans. The court case that followed would reach the highest courtin the land. Yet, following one of the most ghastly and barbaric incidents of mass murder in American history, not a single person was convicted. The opinion issued by the Supreme Court in US v. Cruikshank set in motion a process that would help create asociety in which black Americans were oppressed and denied basic human rights -- legally, according to the courts. These injustices would last for the next hundred years, and many continue to exist to this day. In this compelling and thoroughly researchedvolume for young readers, Lawrence Goldstone traces the evolution of the law and the fascinating characters involved in the story of how the Supreme Court helped institutionalize racism in the American justice system"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
12-18
Target Audience
1260L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,9.1,9,199228
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APA Citation (style guide)
Goldstone, L. (2018). Unpunished murder: massacre at Colfax and the quest for justice. First edition. Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947-. 2018. Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice. Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947-, Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice. Scholastic Focus, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence. Unpunished Murder: Massacre At Colfax and the Quest for Justice. First edition. Scholastic Focus, 2018.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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