Description
| Product ID: | 9781642593754 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | People Wasn't Made to Burn |
| Subtitle: | A True Story of Housing, Race, and Murder in Chicago |
| Authors: | Author: Joe Allen |
| Page Count: | 328 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, True crime, History of the Americas, Ethnic studies, True crime, History of the Americas, Black & Asian studies, USA, North Central & Mid-West states |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The long-buried story of a Chicagoan's struggle for justice after four of his children perished in a tragic fire. In 1947, James Hickman shot and killed the landlord he believed was responsible for a tragic fire that took the lives of four of his children on Chicago ''s West Side. But a vibrant defense campaign, exposing the working poverty and racism that led to his crime, helped win Hickman ''s freedom. |
| Imprint Name: | Haymarket Books |
| Publisher Name: | Haymarket Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-08 |
