Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq
The story of Donald Marshall Jr.
Kids, School Tools, Law and Crime, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
| Author: | Bill Swan | ISBN: | 9781459404403 |
| Publisher: | James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers | Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lorimer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bill Swan |
| ISBN: | 9781459404403 |
| Publisher: | James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers |
| Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lorimer |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
