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 Scottsboro: A Novel - E Feldman
Newest Review: ... are the alleged rape of Victoria Price and Ruby Bates; the subsequent trials of the 9 boys; and the international outcry ... more  ... about the injustice of the case. The story is a pretty famous one, but for those who aren't aware of what happens, I have deliberately kept my synopsis short to avoid ruining the story!
The book deals with the inherent and institutionalised racism, sexism and anti-Semitism that existed in the 1930's and continued in the majority through to the 70's. It can be a tough read at times in terms of the awful assumptions were made of black people around that and how instilled in the public the idea of white supremacy was.
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Scottsboro: A Novel - E Feldman: "A fine southern legal lynching" (363 words)
by - written on 27/10/08 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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Scottsboro is a novel based on true events. It tells the story of 9 black men in the southern town of Scottsboro, Alabama who are dragged from a train, accused of raping two white girls and sentenced to death in 1931. We are led through the book in the first person, mostly from the point of view of a young journalist, Alice Whittier (Alice in a fictional character used to give the story a common narrative.) The elements of the story are the alleged rape of Victoria Price and Ruby Bates; the subsequent trials of the 9 boys; and the international outcry about the injustice of the case. The story is a pretty famous one, but for those who aren't aware of what ... Read the complete review
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