IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoInnocent African-American child George Stinney executed after being falsely accused of murdering two white girls | 1944lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1358arrow-down1imageInnocent African-American child George Stinney executed after being falsely accused of murdering two white girls | 1944lemmy.worldIndustryStandard@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square71linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareguy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·20 days agoI wonder what the people putting a child in the electric chair thought and felt
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·20 days agoI’m sure a good chunk of them didn’t view him as a child.
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 days agoThey thought, “ah shit, he’s not tall enough - grab that bible, we can boost him up higher.” Yes, really. The USA was far too kind to the Confederate states post-war. The racism has been allowed to fester - and in many cases thrive ever since.
I wonder what the people putting a child in the electric chair thought and felt
I’m sure a good chunk of them didn’t view him as a child.
They thought, “ah shit, he’s not tall enough - grab that bible, we can boost him up higher.”
Yes, really.
The USA was far too kind to the Confederate states post-war. The racism has been allowed to fester - and in many cases thrive ever since.