Bibliograph

Conviction, the murder trial that powered Thurgood Marshall's fight for civil rights, Denver Nicks and John Nicks

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Label

Conviction, the murder trial that powered Thurgood Marshall's fight for civil rights, Denver Nicks and John Nicks

Language

eng

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not applicable

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not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

Main title

Conviction

Medium

sound recording

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

1107609245

Responsibility statement

Denver Nicks and John Nicks

Sub title

the murder trial that powered Thurgood Marshall's fight for civil rights

Summary

In 1939, a horrific triple murder occurred in Oklahoma. As pressure mounted to find a villain, prosecutors settled on a black farmer named W. D. Lyons, who was arrested and tortured into signing a confession. This book tells the story of Lyons volume Oklahoma, the oft-forgotten case that set Marshall and the NAACP on the path that led ultimately to victory in Brown volume Board of Education and the accompanying social revolution

Target audience

adult

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not applicable

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