Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq: The story of Donald Marshall Jr.

by Bill Swan

Overview

When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify against Donald which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent 11 years in prison until he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-aboriginal youth would not have been convicted in the first place. Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459404403
Publisher:	James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Series:	Lorimer Real Justice Series
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
Lexile:	HL770L (what's this?)
File size:	496 KB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

BILL SWAN has worked as a journalism teacher, editor, and newspaper columnist. His first three novels, Fast Finish, Mud Run, and Off Track, are highly recommended by CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials. Mud Run was nominated for the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award. He is also the author of Corner Kick. He lives in Courtice, Ontario, with his wife and daughter.