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The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights

The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights Paperback / softback - 2010

by Mark A. Weitz

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Paperback / softback. New. 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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  • Title The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights
  • Author Mark A. Weitz
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 214
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  • Date 2010-10-29
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780700617470
  • ISBN 9780700617470 / 0700617477
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Southern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Chicano
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
  • Library of Congress subjects Right to counsel - United States, Discrimination in criminal justice
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010018065
  • Dewey Decimal Code 345.794

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