Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
9414
Points per Word
0.000212
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.041667
Description
This book discusses the legal case in which nine African American men were falsely accused of rape, the trials and appeals thereafter, and the historical background regarding the lack of civil and legal rights for African Americans.