The Historic Murder Trial of George Crawford

Charles H. Houston, the NAACP and the Case That Put All-White Southern Juries on Trial

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
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Author: David Bradley ISBN: 9781476616377
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: May 23, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: David Bradley
ISBN: 9781476616377
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: May 23, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

The Depression–era murder trial of George Crawford in Northern Virginia helped end the exclusion of African Americans from juries. Nearly forgotten today, the murders, ensuing manhunt, extradition battle and sensational trial enthralled the nation. Before it was over, the U.S. House of Representatives threatened to impeach a federal judge, the age-old states rights debate was renewed, and a rift nearly split the fledgling NAACP. In the end, the story’s hero—Howard University Law School dean Charles Hamilton Houston—was the subject of public ridicule from critics who had little understanding of the inner workings of the case. This book puts the Crawford murder trial in its fullest context, side by side with relevant events of the time.

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The Depression–era murder trial of George Crawford in Northern Virginia helped end the exclusion of African Americans from juries. Nearly forgotten today, the murders, ensuing manhunt, extradition battle and sensational trial enthralled the nation. Before it was over, the U.S. House of Representatives threatened to impeach a federal judge, the age-old states rights debate was renewed, and a rift nearly split the fledgling NAACP. In the end, the story’s hero—Howard University Law School dean Charles Hamilton Houston—was the subject of public ridicule from critics who had little understanding of the inner workings of the case. This book puts the Crawford murder trial in its fullest context, side by side with relevant events of the time.

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