Politics on trial : five famous trials of the 20th century / William Kunstler ; introduction by Karin Kunstler Goldman, Michael Ratner, and Michael Steven Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Radical historyPublication details: Melbourne, Australia ; New York, NY : Ocean Press, 2003.Description: 128 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1876175494
  • 9781876175498
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/02 22
LOC classification:
  • KF 221 .P6 K86 2003
Contents:
Publisher's note -- [About the editors] -- William Kunstler -- Introduction / Karin Kunstler Goldman, Michael Ratner and, Michael Steven Smith -- Sacco & Vanzetti / Massachusetts v. Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco -- Scopes - The "Monkey Trial" / Tennessee v. Scopes -- The Scottsboro Nine / Alabama v. Patterson -- The Rosenbergs / United States v. Rosenbergs and Sobell -- Engel, education, and God / Engel v. Vitale.
Scope and content: "William Kunstler, the most celebrated defense lawyer of his time, reflects on five famous cases in which ordinary citizens were targeted for their political views or the color of their skin, including Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian immigrants accused of murder), and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (communists executed for espionage). Kunstler also considers legal challenges to compulsory prayers in schools and the ban on teaching evolution. The introduction by Michael Ratner highlights current threats [at the time] to political rights." -- From online.Content advice: This resource includes dated racial language and slurs.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks KF 221 .P6 K86 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Damaged Several pages marked with highlighter marker. NPML21100025

"The five chapters in this book were first published in 1963 in the book ... And justice for all"--Publisher's note.

This book includes an epilogue which describes "more recent examples of a political trial shaped by fear and intimidation. Five Cubans were jailed in Miami in 1998 and face extraordinary sentences for the 'crime' of monitoring the activities of Miami-based terrorists who have a long record of attacks against sovereign Cuba. Their case highlights that the 'war against terror' does not extend to others who seek to defend themselves from terror originating in the United States itself."

Includes bibliographical references [(page 131)] and index.

Publisher's note -- [About the editors] -- William Kunstler -- Introduction / Karin Kunstler Goldman, Michael Ratner and, Michael Steven Smith -- Sacco & Vanzetti / Massachusetts v. Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco -- Scopes - The "Monkey Trial" / Tennessee v. Scopes -- The Scottsboro Nine / Alabama v. Patterson -- The Rosenbergs / United States v. Rosenbergs and Sobell -- Engel, education, and God / Engel v. Vitale.

"William Kunstler, the most celebrated defense lawyer of his time, reflects on five famous cases in which ordinary citizens were targeted for their political views or the color of their skin, including Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian immigrants accused of murder), and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (communists executed for espionage). Kunstler also considers legal challenges to compulsory prayers in schools and the ban on teaching evolution. The introduction by Michael Ratner highlights current threats [at the time] to political rights." -- From online.

This resource includes dated racial language and slurs.

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