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Farewell to the Mockingbirds [Buy it!] | McEachin, James | USD 15.00 (Thu May 23 05:40:40 2024) | Abebooks | MLC Books | ISBN10: 0965666190, ISBN13: 9780965666190, [publisher: Rharl Publishing Group, Encino, Ca] Hardcover First Edition Based on a true incident, in 1917, a battalion of black soldiers in stationed in Houston, Texas. Driven into a confrontation with members of the Houston Police Department, 19 whites are killed and the 63 black soldiers charged with mutiny and murder are assisted in their defense by the first female defender ever to appear in a military court. McEachin was a familiar character actor and Purple Heart veteran of the Korean War, as well as an accomplished author. Lightly bumped and rubbed. Jacket crimped with a touch of wear at the edges, in Brodart. [Northfield, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997] |