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: title: Prologue: the curse of St. Martinville; title: Face of a killer; title: Like shines in a rooster's tail; title: To dry the tears of those who still weep here; title: So many heart-breaking scenes; title: A short story; title: Those slips will happen; title: the abysmal darkness; title: We do not have any bad Negroes here any more; title: For heaven's sake he's just a kid; title: Nothing against the boy; title: Murder at midnight; title: A boy on the threshold of eternity; title: Praying harder than ever; title: Get to the law; title: Weeping no tears; title: Just like a movie star; title: Better with an ax; title: Strong and easy boy; title: A disgraceful and inhuman exhibition; title: My hell on earth; title: Ruining my life; title: See you on the other side; title: The nerve to kill a man; title: No matter how small.