Child in the electric chair, the: the execution of george junius stinney jr. and the making of a tragedy in the american south
Auteur :
Faber, Eli
Éditeur :
University of South Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781643361949
Date de publication :
25 juin 2021
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
405 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How was it possible, even in Jim Crow South Carolina, for a child to be convicted, sentenced to death, and executed based on circumstantial evidence in a trial that lasted only a few hours? Through extensive archival research and interviews, Eli Faber pieces together the chain of events that led a tragic injustice.