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By illuminating Thurgood Marshall's earlier, leaner years, Conviction adds a much-needed dimension to the life of one of our more misunderstood civil rights heroes. The most pleasant surprise, however, is Denver and John Nicks's well-rounded and engrossing portrayal of W. D. Lyons, a young man falsely accused of a heinous crime. -- Patrick Parr, author of The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age This book deserves a standing ovation. It reveals the compelling story of crusading civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall--who became the nation's first black Supreme Court justice--and his defense of a black illiterate sharecropper accused of slaughtering three members of a white family in rural Oklahoma. Authors Denver Nicks and his attorney father, John Nicks, shine a light on unforgivable transgressions as they explain how political pressure, intimidation, coercion, and torture can result in a forced confession and the imprisonment of an innocent man. -- Michael Wallis, bestselling author of The Best Land Under Heaven

This book deserves a standing ovation. It reveals the compelling story of crusading civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall--who became the nation's first black Supreme Court justice--and his defense of a black illiterate sharecropper accused of slaughtering three members of a white family in rural Oklahoma. Authors Denver Nicks and his attorney father, John Nicks, shine a light on unforgivable transgressions as they explain how political pressure, intimidation, coercion, and torture can result in a forced confession and the imprisonment of an innocent man. -- Michael Wallis, bestselling author of The Best Land Under Heaven By illuminating Thurgood Marshall's earlier, leaner years, Conviction adds a much-needed dimension to the life of one of our more misunderstood civil rights heroes. The most pleasant surprise, however, is Denver and John Nicks's well-rounded and engrossing portrayal of W. D. Lyons, a young man falsely accused of a heinous crime. -- Patrick Parr, author of The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age

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Denver Nicks is a contributor to Rolling Stone and National Geographic Traveler and a former staff writer for Time magazine. He is the author of Private: Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History and Hot Sauce Nation: America's Burning Obsession. John Nicks is an attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializing in oil and gas, personal injury, and civil rights law. Ron Butler is a Los Angeles-based actor, Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, and voice artist with over a hundred film and television credits. Most kids will recognize him from the three seasons he spent on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. He works regularly as a commercial and animation voice-over artist and has voiced a wide variety of audiobooks. He is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company and an Independent Filmmaker Project Award winner for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

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