Author: Nate Blakeslee
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0786735465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" (New York Times Book Review) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
Tulia
Author: Nate Blakeslee
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0786735465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" (New York Times Book Review) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0786735465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" (New York Times Book Review) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
Tulia
Author: Nate Blakeslee
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786735465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" (New York Times Book Review) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786735465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" (New York Times Book Review) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
Annual Insurance Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Auditor's Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Annual Report, Business of Insurance Companies for Year Ended ...
Author: Illinois. Department of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Annual Insurance Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Division of Insurance of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Department of Trade and Commerce. Division of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Report
Author: Illinois. Dept. of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Annual Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Division of Insurance
Author: Illinois. Department of Trade and Commerce. Division of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Journal
Author: Texas. Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
Book Description
Some vols. have appendices consisting of reports of various state offices.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
Book Description
Some vols. have appendices consisting of reports of various state offices.
Journal of the Senate of Texas ...
Author: Texas. Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1668
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1668
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas
Author: Texas. Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description