Historic Murder Trial of George Crawford
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- ISBN 9780786494682
- Weight: 286g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2014
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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.
David Bradley is a journalist who spent more than a decade working at newspapers in Northern Virginia, including the Loudoun Easterner, Loudoun Independent and Loudoun Times-Mirror. He lives in Sterling, Virginia.
