Author: William Aylor BerryPublisher: Macedon Production Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Shocking scandal of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Justice for Sale
Author: William Aylor BerryPublisher: Macedon Production Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Shocking scandal of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Someday Is Now
Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichPublisher: Seagrass Press
ISBN: 1633224996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Not only does this book highlight an important civil rights activist, it can serve as an introduction to child activism as well as the movement itself. Valuable." — Kirkus Reviews starred review "Relatable and meaningful ... A top addition to nonfiction collections." — School Library Journal starred review More than a year before the Greensboro sit-ins, a teacher named Clara Luper led a group of young people to protest the segregated Katz drugstore by sitting at its lunch counter. With simple, elegant art, Someday Is Now tells the inspirational story of this unsung hero of the Civil Rights movement. As a child, Clara Luper saw how segregation affected her life. When she grew up, Clara led the movement to desegregate Oklahoma stores and restaurants that were closed to African Americans. With courage and conviction, she led young people to “do what had to be done.” Perfect for early elementary age kids in encouraging them to do what is right and stand up for what is right, even at great cost, this is a powerful story about the power of nonviolent activism. Someday Is Now challenges young people to ask how they will stand up against something they know is wrong. Kids are inspired to follow the lessons of bravery taught by civil rights pioneers like Clara Luper. This moving title includes additional information on Clara Luper’s extraordinary life, her lessons of nonviolent resistance, and a glossary of key civil rights people and terms.
Oklahoma Justice
Author: Ron OwensPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563112805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Reveals the inside story of the Oklahoma City Police from 1889-1995.
Indian Justice
Author: John Howard PaynePublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806134208
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In Indian Justice, Grant Foreman presents John Howard Payne’s first-hand account of the trial of Archilla Smith, a Cherokee charged with the murder of John MacIntosh in the fall of 1839. The Cherokee Supreme Court at Tahlequah (in present-day Oklahoma) found Smith guilty and sentenced him to die. Occurring immediately after the Cherokee Removal to west of the Mississippi River, the trial involved people on both sides of the bitter factional controversies then raging in the Cherokee nation. Payne’s account of this important Indian case first appeared in two installments in the New York Journal of Commerce in 1841. In his foreword to this new edition, Rennard Strickland places the case in historical and contemporary context, exploring the evolution of tribal court systems and Indian justice over the past century and a half.
The Best Courts Money Could Buy
Author: Lee CardPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806168013
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Between 1956 and 1967, justice was for sale in Oklahoma’s highest court and Supreme Court decisions went to the highest bidder. One lawyer, O. A. Cargill, grew rich peddling influence with the justices; a shady company, Selected Investments, protected its illegal practices with bribes; and Supreme Court justice N. S. Corn, one of two justices who would ultimately serve time in prison, cheated his partners in crime and stashed vast amounts of ill-gotten cash in a locker at his golf course. Author Lee Card, himself a former judge, describes a system infected with favoritism and partisanship in which party loyalty trumped fairness and a shaky payment structure built on commissions invited exploitation. From petty corruption at the lowest level of the trial bench to large-scale bribery among Supreme Court justices, Card follows the developing scandal, introducing the bit players and worst offenders, the federal prosecutors who exposed the scheme, and the politicians who persuaded skeptical Oklahoma voters to adopt constitutional reforms. On one level,The Best Courts Money Could Buy is a compelling story of true crime and punishment set in the capitol of an agricultural, oil-producing, conservative state. But on a deeper level, the book is a cautionary tale of political corruption—and the politics of restoring integrity, accountability, and honor to a broken system.
Isaac C. Parker
Author: Michael J. BrodheadPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135274
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The legend of "hanging judge" Isaac C. Parker is re-examined, looking past his penchant for executions to reveal the true legacy of his tenure as U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and nearby Indian Territory. (Biography)
Twisted Justice
Author: Oklahoma Governor David HallPublisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN: 9781618629937
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With a unique life story filled with more twists and turns than any novel of intrigue, former Oklahoma Governor David Hall, after 30 years of silence, reveals the true story of a public servant targeted for personal and political destruction during the darkest days of the Watergate conspiracy--yet after nearly four decades, his story is eerily parallel to current events.
Curtis' Oklahoma Justice
Author: Red River Prosecutor
Author: Kenneth D. BaconPublisher:
ISBN: 9781880090145
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Oklahoma Reports
Author: Oklahoma. Supreme CourtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description