The eyes of Willie McGee : a tragedy of race, sex, and secrets in the Jim Crow South /

The eyes of Willie McGee : a tragedy of race, sex, and secrets in the Jim Crow South / Alex Heard.

Based on documentary research, this book examines the history of and controversy around the case of Willie McGee, a young African American man from Laurel, Mississippi, who in 1945 was sentenced to death for allegedly raping Willette Hawkins, a white housewife. By the time of his execution in 1951,...

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Main Author: Heard, Alex
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
McGee, Willie, > 1915-1951 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Capital punishment > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Capital punishment > Social aspects > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in capital punishment > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Executions and executioners > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Mississippi > Race relations > History > 20th century.
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