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

Name: Execution of Willie Francis Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South
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ISBN: 9780465013784

ISBN-10: 0465013783

ISBN-13: 9780465013784

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gilbert King

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On May 3, 1946, in St. Martinsville, Louisiana, a seventeen-year-old black boy was scheduled for execution by electric chair. Willie Francis had been charged with murder; his trial had been brief; his death sentence never in doubt. When the executioners flipped the switch, Willie screamed and writhed as electricity coursed through his body. But Willie Francis did not die.Having miraculously survived, Willie was informed that the state would attempt to execute him a second time within a week. The ensuing legal battle went all the way to the Supreme Court, asking: Could the state electrocute someone twice? A gripping narrative about a brutal crime and its shocking aftermath,The Execution of…

Book details

List price: $37.99
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English