Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781629798165)

In this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers, Scipio Africanus Jones--a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved--leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death.

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, and others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Up stepped Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved. Could he save the men's lives and set them free? Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero.

Author: Sandra Neil Wallace, Rich Wallace
ISBN-10: 1629798169
ISBN-13: 9781629798165
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.8
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511913 / Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 45
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2021 pg. 159
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average