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Author King, Gilbert.

Title The execution of Willie Francis : race, murder, and the search for justice in the American South / Gilbert King.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Civitas Books, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.66 K582    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  B-FRANCIS, W.    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-347) and index.
Summary 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.
Subject Francis, Willie.
Capital punishment -- United States.
ISBN 9780465002658 alkaline paper
046500265X alkaline paper
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