This is the seventh installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption to an ad hoc seminar I created while a student at Duke University School of Law.
In this video I look at not so well-known case of United States v. Shipp (1909). This is the extraordinary case where the United States Supreme Court held a criminal trial to prosecute a white sheriff for the lynching of a black man. This is the only time in the court’s entire history it held a criminal trial. Take a listen to hear the incredible story.
If You Want to Learn More:
Book:
“Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching that Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism” https://www.amazon.com/Contempt-Court-Turn-Century-Federalism/dp/0385720823/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Contempt+of+Court%3A+The+Turn-of-the-Century+Lynching+that+Launched+a+Hundred+Years+of+Federalism.&qid=1590775900&sr=8-1
Websites:
1. https://famous-trials.com/sheriffshipp/1118-home
2.https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/a_supreme_case_of_contempt/
–Until Next Time–
Palooke
