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Crusaders seek to exonerate George Stinney in SC execution
A South Carolina injustice from 1944 is revisited as activists push to clear George Stinney, 14, long condemned for killing two white girls. Supporters argue coerced confession and flawed justice reflect wider racial bias in early 1900s courts. Proponents cite paroled cases and pardons as precedent for reopening the case.
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George Frierson
Stinney
Howard University
Frank Wu
Tom Joyner
South Carolina
Mississippi
Clyde Kennard
Lena Baker
Georgia
Acola
Manning
Columbia
Frierson
McKenzie