Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.
Contents
The Salem witch trials -- The Haymarket bomb trial -- The Scopes "monkey" trial -- The trials of Alger Hiss -- The trials of Zacarias Moussaoui.
Summary
Featuring five famoustrials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.