Arkansas lawyer that stood up for civil rights may not be in history books, but will soon be on big

[berniesandersmittens]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former president Bill Clinton, singer Johnny Cash, and civil rights activist Daisy Bates might all come to mind when people are asked to think of famous Arkansas.

But there is one Arkansas icon the world will know about soon: Scipio Jones.

Jones was an attorney who made history for helping free 12 men that were wrongfully sentenced to death following the Elaine Massacre.


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Now, all these years later, his story will soon get a Hollywood treatment as audiences will have an opportunity to learn about this prominent Arkansan's life through the big screen.

Sterling K. Brown, most notably known for his role as Randall in "This is Us" is set to star in the upcoming movie "The Defender".

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https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/the-defender-movie-scipio-jones-sterling-k-brown/91-4f3c8861-97f9-44f9-a6f7-6cfb06885740

Edit to add some historical links

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/elaine-massacre-of-1919-1102/

https://ualrexhibits.org/elaine/100-years-ago/the-massacre-what-happened/

[Karadeniz]

1. Sounds like the movie has potential.