Ebook: The execution of Willie Francis: race, murder, and the search for justice in the American South
Author: Francis Willie, King Gilbert
- Tags: HISTORY--United States--State & Local--South (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), SOCIAL SCIENCE--Penology, Capital punishment--United States, Capital punishment, Biographies, Biography, Francis Willie, Capital punishment -- United States, SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology, HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), United States
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
- City: New York;United States
- Language: English
- epub
Prologue: the curse of St. Martinville -- Face of a killer -- Like shines in a rooster's tail -- To dry the tears of those who still weep here -- So many heart-breaking scenes -- A short story -- Those slips will happen -- the abysmal darkness -- We do not have any bad Negroes here any more -- For heaven's sake he's just a kid -- Nothing against the boy -- Murder at midnight -- A boy on the threshold of eternity -- Praying harder than ever -- Get to the law -- Weeping no tears -- Just like a movie star -- Better with an ax -- Strong and easy boy -- A disgraceful and inhuman exhibition -- My hell on earth -- Ruining my life -- See you on the other side -- The nerve to kill a man -- No matter how small.;The true story of how a young Cajun lawyer, Bertrand DeBlanc, fought to save 17-year-old Willie Francis from the electric chair. In deciding Willie's fate the courts and the country would be forced to ask questions about capital punishment that remain unresolved today.--From amazon.com.
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