As part of its strategy to enjoin the NAACP from operating, Alabama required it to reveal to the State's Attorney General the names and addresses of all the NAACP's members and agents in the state. The NAACP argued that this violated the due process clause of the 14th amendment. Verdict: Unanamous decision for the NAACP, majority opinion by John M. Harlan II. He said that “that a compelled disclosure of the NAACP's membership lists would have the effect of suppressing legal association among the group's members”.
The book was very informative of life when racism was more apparent. I think that books like this show that standing up to racism is an option. It shows that even children of a younger age were involved in the situation.
Overall the book is very thorough, asking the tough questions (Is Jim Crow alive and well in America?) and trying to find a common solution. The main focus of the book is to provide a broad range of subjects involving race and to go in depth with each to outline the problem and the solution. There is extensive legal research throughout the book to back up the authors’ claims. The best aspect of the book is that is gives both perspectives behind every issue so that the readers can make the decision for
One thing that stands out to me is the Emmett Till case that occurred in Mississippi, 1955. Emmett Till was fourteen year old when two white men murdered him. He was going to a candy store to buy some candy and said "Bye Baby" to a white woman. Three days later Emmett Till was kidnapped by two white men and never returned. His dead body was discovered in Tallahatchie River.
“I say to you, gentlemen, your forefathers will absolutely turn over in their graves if you don’t set these boys loose. ”(191)These were the last words spoken to the Jury during the trial of the Murder of Emmett Till as told in Chris Crowe’s, Mississippi Trial, 1955. How could the prosecution have lost in a case so black and white? The only thing I can think of that would cause the Jury to acquit the defendants is a lapse in judgement. The prosecution should have won because the defense lacked in evidence, they had eyewitness accounts, and Bryant and Milam confessed.
This book is very relevant today, many of the experiences that happened to the characters still happen today, people aren’t lynched as often anymore. But racially motivated crimes still happen and the internet allows for people to get worked up into a frenzy even if there was no actual crime committed by the accused. The alleged rape of Sandra Teal caused the white people of Duluth to be angered to the point where they turned into a mob that quickly turned into a riot. This event seems similar to the events of Ferguson Missouri in August of 2014. The riots in Ferguson started because the people did not wait for the facts to emerge, they instead listened to anyone who was telling them something that they wanted to hear.
This tone also creates a sense of emotional appeal by intriguing the reader and making them feel as though they witnessed the crimes due to the extensive detail. McGuire also uses strong diction to further her argument and represent the sadness of the topic, which only strengthens the overall thesis. The writing style, organization, and factual evidence McGuire used has resulted in her successfully proving her thesis. Along with that , I am convinced because all of the information given is credible and when it is all laid out in front of you as a sort of a timeline, it is obvious that these incidents sparked the protests that began the civil rights
Overall from my personal perspective on the book I found it quite convincing. The book had made me more intrigued in the assassination of JFK even though at times I felt a bit exhausted from trying to process what all the book was stating. While the author has his own personal belief he provides honest and factual information about the case. All of the points and evidence he provided made a exceptional argument for either side but his point made the most sense. The book is also well organized for example how each chapter specifically looks at a specific topic which ultimately keeps things organized.
Mississippi Trials of 1955 The Mississippi Trials of 1955 by Chris Crowe. This story takes place in Greenwood,Mississippi based on a true story. The year of 1955. On a summer vacation in Greenwood. Let's start off with, Hiram our major character of the story.
The civil rights case of Hernandez .vs. Texas was settled in The Supreme Court on the 3rd of May 1954, changing the lives of Mexican Americans everywhere. Attorneys Gus Garcia, Carlos Cardena, and John Herrera took on a case involving a Mexican man named Pete Hernandez, who was being sentenced to prison on a murder charge. The attorneys wanted to take Petes case because they believed he was being tried unfairly considering, he was sentenced by a jury of all Anglo people. In order for a case to be properly decided, the defendant must be questioned in front of a jury of his own peers to insure that there will not be prejudiced in the jury's ruling.
Scottsboro Trial Two young women is all it takes to create one of the most tragic epoch's of African-American history after the abolishment of slavery. When Victoria Price, and Ruby Bates decide to ride the rails to look for some incentive in their lives, they witness an opportunity to ruin nine young black boy's life. A fight broke out after a gang of white boys agitated, and tried to force a gang of black boys to jump off a train.
From the book I have learned the history of the KKK, other knight groups, their way of living, and their way of thinking. I have also learned how somebody can be a regular old citizen in our community, but is a part of a hate group and believes that Blacks, Latinos, Asians, people from the LGBT community, and Jews are the enemy. Not only are these groups are more than relevant all over the country, but there are young children who will keep these groups alive. The children will be corrupted into thinking that racial hate is normal way to think and will follow the footsteps into their parents. This book very much shows how the Neo-Nazis, racist skinheads, white nationalist, and other groups want a white dominated nation.
He shows how he feels about the whole case and how the boys were falsely accused. He focused on how the boys’ “innocence never go the attention that their guilt did” (Wilder). These boys were guilty from the very beginning until proven innocent thirteen years after the crime was committed. Usually it’s the other way around and a person is innocent until proven guilty. The public was so caught up in the prejudice of the case and just assumed since there was a high crime rate in black and Hispanic boys that they had to have done it.
