33 • Pearl, 1929–

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Author’s Note xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I Down South
6. 1 • The Making of a Cotton County, 1541–1927 13
7. 2 • The Law of Rape, 1820–1920s 23
8. 3 • Vigilantism and Resistance, 1899–1930s 33
9. 4 • A Jim Crow Childhood, 1930s 43
10. Part II Arrests
11. 5 • Bethel and Wallace, 1928 53
12. 6 • Class War, 1929–1935 62
13. 7 • Clayton and Carruthers, 1935 67
14. 8 • Mr. Freeman, Mid-1930s 82
15. Part III Trials
16. 9 • The Trial Begins, 1929 93
17. 10 • The Trial Begins, 1935 104
18. 11 • Pearl Testifies, 1929 112
19. 12 • Virgie Testifies, 1935 129
20. 13 • Marguerite Testifies, Mid-1930s 137
21. 14 • The Origins of an Advocate, 1908–1933 146
22. 15 • The Witnesses Testify, 1929 153
23. 16 • The Witnesses Testify, 1935 158
24. 18 • The Rape Docket, 1930s 176
25. 19 • Bethel and Wallace Testify, 1929 183
26. 20 • Clayton and Carruthers Testify, 1935 193
27. 21 • The Ascent, 1954–1968 201
28. 22 • The Anti-Rape Docket, 1930s 214
29. 23 • The Trial Ends, 1929 220
30. 24 • The Trial Ends, 1935 227
31. Part IV Appeals and Demands
32. 25 • Taking Flight, 1968–1969 241
33. 26 • The Appeal, 1935–1936 252
34. 27 • Seeking Mercy, Seeking Clemency, 1929–1936 271
35. 28 • The Appeal, 1937–1939 278
36. 29 • The End, 1939 289
37. Part V After lives
38. 30 • Maya Angelou, 1970s 303
39. 31 • Frank Bethel, 1931–1952 318
40. 32 • Mike Wallace, 1931–1983 321
41. 33 • Pearl, 1929– 323
42. 34 • Virgie, 1936–2005 325
43. 35 • Bubbles Clayton, 1939– 327
44. 36 • Jim X. Carruthers, 1939– 331
45. 37 • Thurgood Marshall, 1977 334
46. Epilogue 344
47. Notes 353
48. Acknowledgments 433
49. Index 437