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What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by Valueson: 10:21am On Nov 04, 2019
George Stinney Jr of African descent was the youngest person to be sentenced to death in the 20th century in the United States.
He was only 14 years old when he was executed in an electric chair.

During his trial, even on the day of his execution, he always carried a bible in his hands, claiming to be innocent.
He was accused of killing two white girls, 11-Year-old Betty, and Mary of 7, the bodies were found near the house where the teenager resided with his parents.

At that time, all members of the jury were white. The trial lasted only 2 hours, and the sentence was dictated 10 minutes later.
The Boy's parents were threatened, and prevented from being present in the courtroom, and subsequently expelled from that city.
Before the execution, George spent 81 days in prison without being able to see his parents.

He was held in solitary, 80 miles from his city. He was heard alone without the presence of his parents or a lawyer.
He was electrocuted with 5,380 volts in his head, imagine all that voltage in a teenager's head.

70 years later, his innocence was finally proven by a judge in South Carolina. The boy was innocent, someone set it up to blame him for being black.

May his innocent soul rest in peace.

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Re: What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by Siberia01(m): 10:23am On Nov 04, 2019
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Re: What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by CreepyBlackpool: 10:39am On Nov 04, 2019
For the ones that keep saying the white people should've carried their grandparents to America too so by now they themselves would be American cutizens, well this could've been your grandfather
Re: What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by theNOISEmaker: 1:22pm On Nov 04, 2019
I was nearly moved to tears.. This is touching aswear..
Re: What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by Mightyhaiz: 3:10pm On Nov 04, 2019
Wow,..things dey happen sha..


70 years ago,my papa never even come this life grin
Re: What Disgusts You? When A 14 Years Old Was Executed In An Electric Chair. by qwertygeni: 3:42pm On Nov 04, 2019
I hope he was eventually immortalized

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