An American rape
Subtitle: a true account of the Giles-Johnson case
By: A. Robert Smith and James V. Giles.
Contributors: Giles, James V., 1941- joint author.
Publisher: New Republic Book Co.
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Giles, James V., 1941-; Giles, John Gordon.; Johnson, Joseph Elijah.
Description: An account of the Giles-Johnson case in which three young black males, James Giles, his brother John Giles, and their friend Joe Johnson, were accused of raping a sixteen-year-old white girl in Montgomery County, Maryland, on July 21, 1961. Despite their pleas of innocence, contradictory testimony by the accuser, and exonerating evidence in the state's attorney's office, the three men were convicted and sentenced to death.
Notes: Includes index.