The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights
- ISBN-10
- 0700617477
- ISBN-13
- 9780700617470
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 203
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Landmark Law Cases & American
- Author
- Mark A. Weitz
Description
Recounts the story of the largest mass murder trial in California's history, in which 22 Mexican-American youths were tried and 17 were convicted for a crime to which none of the defendants were ever tied. Opens a window onto a time and place that highlights the historical prejudices of white America towards Mexican Americans.
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