{"product_id":"race-against-time","title":"Race Against Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers, Scipio Africanus Jones--a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved--leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob, and others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Up stepped Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved. Could he save the men's lives and set them free? Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero.","brand":"Calkins Creek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50809351143656,"sku":"9781629798165","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_e7b8bedd-f7c4-4b4f-a044-ca30f30cd3d1.jpg?v=1790304936","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/race-against-time","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}