EJS Book Release Party for 'The Sky's the Limit: People V. Newton: the REAL Trial of the 20th Century?' by Lise Pearlman

In celebration of Black History Month, the Equal Justice Society will host a book release party for The Sky's the Limit: People V. Newton: the Real Trial of the 20th Century?, a new book by Lise Pearlman.
Meet the author, learn more about the book, and support Ejs. For each book sold at the event, the author will make a donation to Ejs.
About The BOOK
Eminently worth reading. . . . Loved the book.” James Brosnahan, Sr. Partner, Morrison Foerster, and founding board member of EJS
[A]nyone interested in history, courtroom drama or criminal justice should read this gripping account of an all too often forgotten chapter of the 20th Century. Barry Scheck, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Co-Director, The Innocence Project
A powerful account. . . . Read this wonderful book! Morrie Turner, Award-Winning Creator of “Wee Pals” Comic Strip
. . . [F]ast-paced, well-researched . . . . If “The” trial of the 20th century can be measured, her argument for People v. Newton heading the list is a strong one. Penny Cooper, Member State Bar of Ca Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame
An early morning shootout between Black Panther leader Huey Newton and two Oakland policemen put Newton on trial for his life in the volatile summer of 1968.
Author Lise Pearlman compares that highly politicized trial to other historic legal battles featuring murder, rape and kidnapping, skeletons in celebrity closets, class warfare, fixing the World Series, evolution versus creationism, abuse of power and political conspiracy.
Each “trial of the century” serves as a window into its own era. Should the Newton murder trial rank number one? The accused revolutionary put America itself on trial for 400 years of racism.
The defense focused international attention on a superpower rocked by two political assassinations and bitterly divided over the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.
At the time, the FBI considered the Panthers the greatest internal threat to America’s security. So did Party spokesman Eldridge Cleaver, who predicted warfare in city streets across the country if Newton were condemned to die.
The author contends the jury’s surprising verdict still reverberates today—had it turned out otherwise, Barack Obama would likely not be President.
More about the book: http://therealtrialofthe20thcentury.com
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