48. The NAACP Hired A Law Firm In Arkansas
George Murphy was the former attorney general of Arkansas and, having been a colonel in the Confederate army during the Civil War, was an unlikely partner for the NAACP in the fight to save the Elaine Twelve. But the NAACP hired his law firm as it began the process of appealing the convictions of the convicted men.
Scipio Africanus Jones coordinated with Murphy. Jones was an African American from the Little Rock area and one of the leading African American attorneys of his time. His work with Murphy in the appeals process would make him one of the most prominent members of the African American community.
