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- Magazine, "Labor Defender; Special Scottsboro - Convention Issue," October 1932 - In 1931, nine black youths were unjustly accused of raping two white women in Alabama. White juries quickly convicted and sentenced eight of the defendants to death. The cover of this 1932 issue of the Labor Defender, a publication of the International Labor Defense, contains a plea for public support from the mother of two of the "Scottsboro Boys."
- October 01, 1932
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Magazine, "Labor Defender; Special Scottsboro - Convention Issue," October 1932
In 1931, nine black youths were unjustly accused of raping two white women in Alabama. White juries quickly convicted and sentenced eight of the defendants to death. The cover of this 1932 issue of the Labor Defender, a publication of the International Labor Defense, contains a plea for public support from the mother of two of the "Scottsboro Boys."
- "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919 - When Henry Ford sued the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> for libel, the million-dollar lawsuit made national headlines. Ford's shaky court testimony, in which he mangled basic American history facts, shocked lawyers but further endeared him to working people. The trial took place in 1919 at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 25 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury found for Ford but awarded him just six cents.
- 1919
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"Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919
When Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for libel, the million-dollar lawsuit made national headlines. Ford's shaky court testimony, in which he mangled basic American history facts, shocked lawyers but further endeared him to working people. The trial took place in 1919 at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 25 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury found for Ford but awarded him just six cents.
- "Lynching Northern Style," June 1949 -
- June 01, 1949
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"Lynching Northern Style," June 1949
- Military Commission Involved in the Lincoln Assassination Trial, 1865 -
- March 29, 1965
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Military Commission Involved in the Lincoln Assassination Trial, 1865
- "Labor Defender," February 1932 - In 1931, nine black youths were unjustly accused of raping two white women in Alabama. White juries quickly convicted and sentenced eight of the defendants to death. This 1932 issue of the Labor Defender urged readers to support the efforts by the International Labor Defense, the legal arm of the Communist Party of the United States, to free the "Scottsboro Boys."
- February 01, 1932
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"Labor Defender," February 1932
In 1931, nine black youths were unjustly accused of raping two white women in Alabama. White juries quickly convicted and sentenced eight of the defendants to death. This 1932 issue of the Labor Defender urged readers to support the efforts by the International Labor Defense, the legal arm of the Communist Party of the United States, to free the "Scottsboro Boys."
- The Branded Hand: Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, 1845 -
- 1845
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The Branded Hand: Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, 1845
- "The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853" - Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- 1853
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"The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853"
Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- Sickles vs. Evans and Seagrave: Closing Argument of Hon. B. R. Curtis, for Defendants, May 1863 -
- May 01, 1863
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Sickles vs. Evans and Seagrave: Closing Argument of Hon. B. R. Curtis, for Defendants, May 1863
- Defendants in the Rev. James Reeb Murder Trial Examine a Street Diagram of Selma, Alabama, December 9, 1965 -
- December 09, 1965
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Defendants in the Rev. James Reeb Murder Trial Examine a Street Diagram of Selma, Alabama, December 9, 1965
- Ben Vardaman, a Defense Witness in the Trial for the Murder of Rev. James Reeb, December 9, 1965 -
- December 09, 1965
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Ben Vardaman, a Defense Witness in the Trial for the Murder of Rev. James Reeb, December 9, 1965