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

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  • Author: Nicks, John , Nicks, Denver
    Contributor:

    Butler, Ron

    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 v. Oklahoma, the oft-forgotten case that set Marshall and the NAACP on the path that led ultimately to victory in Brown v. Board of Education and the accompanying social revolution.

    Genre: History, True crime stories
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781982652661

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    1982652667

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    9781982652678

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    1982652675

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Butler, Ron

Abstract

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 v. Oklahoma, the oft-forgotten case that set Marshall and the NAACP on the path that led ultimately to victory in Brown v. Board of Education and the accompanying social revolution.

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History
True crime stories
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[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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