Contempt of Court: The Turn-Of-The-Century Lynching That Launched 100 Years of Federalism Paperback - 2001
by Mark Curriden; Leroy Phillips
In 1906, Ed Johnson, an innocent black man, was found guilty of the brutal rape of a white woman in Chattanooga and was sentenced to die. Two black lawyers appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay of execution, and the stay was granted. Frenzied locals responded by lynching Johnson, and what ensued was a breathtaking whirlwind of groundbreaking legal action. Illustrations.
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In this profound and fascinating book, the authors revisit an overlooked Supreme Court decision that changed forever how justice is carried out in the United States.
In 1906, Ed Johnson was the innocnet black man found guilty of the brutal rape of Nevada Taylor, a white woman, and sentenced to die in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Two black lawyers, not even part of the original defense, appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay of execution, and the stay, incredibly, was granted. Frenzied with rage at the deision, locals responded by lynching Johnson, and what ensued was a breathtaking whirlwind of groundbreaking legal action whose import, Thurgood Marshall would claim, "has never been fully explained." Provocative, thorough, and gripping, Contempt of Court is a long-overdue look at events that clearly depict the peculiar and tenuous relationship between justice and the law.
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- Title Contempt of Court: The Turn-Of-The-Century Lynching That Launched 100 Years of Federalism
- Author Mark Curriden; Leroy Phillips
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Anchor Books, New York
- Date 2001-02-20
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780385720823 / 0385720823
- Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.02 x 0.9 in (20.17 x 12.75 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: Tennessee
- Topical: Black History
- Library of Congress subjects Contempt of court - United States - History, Lynching - Tennessee - Chattanooga - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00049611
- Dewey Decimal Code 345.730
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