76 years ago today, on June 16, 1944, South Carolina executed a 14-year-old child, George Stinney, Jr.
He was so little that they used a Bible as a booster seat in the electric chair.
In 2014, a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial and overturned his conviction.
He was so little that they used a Bible as a booster seat in the electric chair.
In 2014, a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial and overturned his conviction.
“The 14-year-old had not seen or spoken to his parents for wks, & they were too terrified of the white mob to show up @ the trial. Instead, strangers surrounded him. 1500 people swelled into the courtroom, too many to fit. They flowed out of every door.”
postandcourier.com/news/special_r…
postandcourier.com/news/special_r…
“Lloyd Batson, a white pastor, left with them. At the request of George’s father, he had attended the execution. He’d promised to look George in the eyes before he died so that the [14-year-old] child would know that someone in the room loved him.”
postandcourier.com/news/special_r…
postandcourier.com/news/special_r…
I deleted a tweet with a typo, which broke the thread. Here is more information about George, his trial, and the aftermath:
