text The child in the electric chair : the execution of George Junius Stinney Jr. and the making of a tragedy in the American South
- Summary
- "Eli Faber, professor of history emeritus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has written a narrative history of the case of George Stinney, a fourteen-year-old African American boy who was executed for the alleged murder of two white girls (ag... Read more
- Contents
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June 16, 1944 -- A company town -- March 24-25, 1944 -- Postponing a lynching -- The road to trial -- Clarendon County speaks -- The silence of the NAACP -- The governor -- "This case will not die."
- Format
- text
- Description
- xv, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press 2021
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 323.1196 FAB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 323.1196 FAB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Jr Stinney, George Junius 1929-1944 Trials, litigation, etc
African American teenage boys Civil rights South Carolina History 20th century
Racism in criminal justice administration South Carolina History 20th century
Trials (Murder) South Carolina History 20th century
Electrocution South Carolina History 20th century
South Carolina Race relations History 20th century
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 323.1196 FAB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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