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Gilbert King

The Execution of Willie Francis - Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South

English · Hardback

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Description

Describes the legal case of Willie Francis, a black teenager sentenced to die in the electric chair for murder, and the efforts of his lawyer, Bertrand DeBlanc, who took Willie's case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Product details

Authors	Gilbert King
Publisher	Basic Books Inc.

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	31.03.2008

EAN	9780465002658
ISBN	978-0-465-00265-8
No. of pages	362
Dimensions	241 mm x 165 mm x 32 mm
Subject	Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989)

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