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Miranda v. Arizona
the rights of the accused
By Sonneborn, Liz
- ISBN
- 978-0-82394-010-3
- Publisher
- New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2004
Gr 5-8 Three landmark cases are examined through primary sources. Photographs, mug shots, police records, court transcripts, memos, newspaper clippings, and other documents lend human interest and visual variety to the intricacies of legal wrangling and reasoning. Each case is approached from its broader social context as well as the specific incidents involved. The Jim Crow laws that followed the Civil War set the stage for Plessy v. Ferguson, which in tu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
