The execution of Willie Francis
Subtitle: race, murder, and the search for justice in the American South
By: Gilbert King.
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780465002658
Subjects: Francis, Willie.; Capital punishment -- United States.
Description: 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.--From amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-312) and index.
Table of contents: value: Prologue: the curse of St. Martinville; value: Face of a killer; value: Like shines in a rooster's tail; value: To dry the tears of those who still weep here; value: So many heart-breaking scenes; value: A short story; value: Those slips will happen; value: the abysmal darkness; value: We do not have any bad Negroes here any more; value: For heaven's sake he's just a kid; value: Nothing against the boy; value: Murder at midnight; value: A boy on the threshold of eternity; value: Praying harder than ever; value: Get to the law; value: Weeping no tears; value: Just like a movie star; value: Better with an ax; value: Strong and easy boy; value: A disgraceful and inhuman exhibition; value: My hell on earth; value: Ruining my life; value: See you on the other side; value: The nerve to kill a man; value: No matter how small.