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Author | : Cathy D. Knepper |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2011-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813552079 |
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The case of the Trenton Six attracted international attention in its time (1948–1952) and was once known as the “northern Scottsboro Boys case.” Yet, there is no memory of it. The shame of racism evident in the case has been nearly erased from the public record. Now, historian Cathy D. Knepper takes us back to the courtroom to make us aware of this shocking chapter in American history. Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six begins in 1948 when William Horner, an elderly junk dealer, was murdered in his downtown Trenton shop. Over a two-week period, six local African American men were arrested and charged with collectively killing Horner. Violating every rule in the book, the Trenton police held the six men in incommunicado detention, without warrants, and threatened them until they confessed. At the end of the trial the all-white jury sentenced the six men to die in the electric chair. That might have been the end of the story were it not for the tireless efforts of Bessie Mitchell, the sister of one of the accused men. Undaunted by the refusal of the NAACP and the ACLU to help appeal the conviction of the Trenton Six, Mitchell enlisted the aid of the Civil Rights Congress, ultimately taking the case as far as the New Jersey Supreme Court. Along the way, the Trenton Six garnered the attention and involvement of many prominent activists, politicians, and artists, including Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pete Seeger, Arthur Miller, and Albert Einstein. Jersey Justice brings to light a shameful moment in our nation’s history, but it also tells the story of a personal battle for social justice that changed America.
Author | : Nelson Johnson |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2014-12-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813569745 |
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New Jersey’s legal system was plagued with injustices from the time the system was established through the mid-twentieth century. In Battleground New Jersey, historian and author of Boardwalk Empire, Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the dramatic stories of Arthur T. Vanderbilt—the first chief justice of the state’s modern-era Supreme Court—and Frank Hague—legendary mayor of Jersey City. Two of the most powerful politicians in twentieth-century America, Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jersey’s antiquated and corrupt court system. Their battles made headlines and eventually led to legal reform, transforming New Jersey’s court system into one of the most highly regarded in America. Vanderbilt’s power came through mastering the law, serving as dean of New York University Law School, preaching court reform as president of the American Bar Association, and organizing suburban voters before other politicians recognized their importance. Hague, a remarkably successful sixth-grade dropout, amassed his power by exploiting people’s foibles, crushing his rivals, accumulating a fortune through extortion, subverting the law, and taking care of business in his own backyard. They were different ethnically, culturally, and temperamentally, but they shared the goals of power. Relying upon previously unexamined personal files of Vanderbilt, Johnson’s engaging chronicle reveals the hatred the lawyer had for the mayor and the lengths Vanderbilt went to in an effort to destroy Hague. Battleground New Jersey illustrates the difficulty in adapting government to a changing world, and the vital role of independent courts in American society.
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Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Law |
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Vols. 4-17 include General public acts passed by the 105th - 118th Legislature of the state of New Jersey and lists of members of the Legislature.
Author | : Marc Mauer |
Publisher | : The New Press |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2013-04-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1595588930 |
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"Do not underestimate the power of the book you are holding in your hands." —Michelle Alexander More than 2 million people are now imprisoned in the United States, producing the highest rate of incarceration in the world. How did this happen? As the director of The Sentencing Project, Marc Mauer has long been one of the country's foremost experts on sentencing policy, race, and the criminal justice system. His book Race to Incarcerate has become the essential text for understanding the exponential growth of the U.S. prison system; Michelle Alexander, author of the bestselling The New Jim Crow, calls it "utterly indispensable." Now, Sabrina Jones, a member of the World War 3 Illustrated collective and an acclaimed author of politically engaged comics, has collaborated with Mauer to adapt and update the original book into a vivid and compelling comics narrative. Jones's dramatic artwork adds passion and compassion to the complex story of the penal system's shift from rehabilitation to punishment and the ensuing four decades of prison expansion, its interplay with the devastating "War on Drugs," and its corrosive effect on generations of Americans. With a preface by Mauer and a foreword by Alexander, Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling presents a compelling argument about mass incarceration's tragic impact on communities of color—if current trends continue, one of every three black males and one of every six Latino males born today can expect to do time in prison. The race to incarcerate is not only a failed social policy, but also one that prevents a just, diverse society from flourishing.
Author | : National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. Statistics Division |
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Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Criminal justice, Administration of |
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Author | : United States. National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service |
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Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Criminal justice, Administration of |
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Download Criminal Justice Agencies in Region[s] 1[-10]: New Jersey, New York Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : William Edgar Sackett |
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Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : New Jersey |
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Download Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 590 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : New Jersey |
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Download Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1346 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Judges |
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Author | : Joseph Fulford Folsom |
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Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Essex Co., New Jersey |
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Download The Municipalities of Essex County, New Jersey, 1666-1924 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle