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Genre/Form: | collective biographies Biographies |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: King, Gilbert. Execution of Willie Francis. New York : Basic Civitas Books, ©2008 (OCoLC)608228495 Online version: King, Gilbert. Execution of Willie Francis. New York : Basic Civitas Books, ©2008 (OCoLC)608885110 |
Named Person: | Willie Francis; Willie Francis |
Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gilbert King |
ISBN: | 9780465002658 046500265X 9780465013784 0465013783 |
OCLC Number: | 175217853 |
Description: | xiv, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Prologue: the curse of St. Martinville -- Face of a killer -- Like shines in a rooster's tail -- To dry the tears of those who still weep here -- So many heart-breaking scenes -- A short story -- Those slips will happen -- the abysmal darkness -- We do not have any bad Negroes here any more -- For heaven's sake he's just a kid -- Nothing against the boy -- Murder at midnight -- A boy on the threshold of eternity -- Praying harder than ever -- Get to the law -- Weeping no tears -- Just like a movie star -- Better with an ax -- Strong and easy boy -- A disgraceful and inhuman exhibition -- My hell on earth -- Ruining my life -- See you on the other side -- The nerve to kill a man -- No matter how small. |
Responsibility: | Gilbert King. |
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Abstract:
A heroic-and ultimately tragic-tale of one mans quest for moral justice in a nation still blinded by race
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