What does George’s story inform us in regards to the US justice system and the methods it continues to fail African-Individuals?
In 1944, amid the tough glare of Jim Crow, 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. was strapped into South Carolina’s electrical chair after a trial that lasted only a single day. With no bodily proof, no protection witnesses, and an all-white jury that deliberated for ten minutes, he was convicted of murdering two white women. Almost seven a long time later, a decide threw out the decision.
On this episode:
– Matthew Burgess, Prison Defence Legal professional
– Dr Melanie Holmes, Assistant Professor of African American Research
