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Heard Alex - The Eyes Of Willie Mcgee A Tragedy Of Race Sex And Secrets In The Jim Crow South - Paperback
Heard Alex - The Eyes Of Willie Mcgee A Tragedy Of Race Sex And Secrets In The Jim Crow South - Paperback
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Description: A memorable narrative of a civil rights case that deserves a larger place in American memory. Jon Meacham Riveting . It's like a real - life To Kill a Mockingbird but with even more subtlety and complexity. Walter Isaacson author of Einstein In this gripping saga of race and retribution Alex Heard tells a moving and unforgettable story of the deep South that says as much about Mississippi today as it does about the mysteries of the past. In doing so he evokes the bitter conflicts between black and white north and south in America. In 1945, a young African - American man from Laurel Mississippi was sentenced to death for allegedly raping Willette Hawkins a white housewife. The case was barely noticed until Bella Abzug a young New York labor lawyer was hired to oversee Willie Mc Gee's appeal. Together with William Patterson a dedicated black reformer Abzug risked her life to plead the case. Free Willie Mc Gee became an international rallying cry with supporters flooding President Truman's White House and the U. S. Supreme Court with clemency pleas and famous Americans including William Faulkner Albert Einstein and Norman Mailer speaking out on Mc Gee's behalf. By 1951, millions worldwide were convinced of Mc Gee's innocence even though there were serious questions about his claim that the truth involved a secret love affair. In this unforgettable story of justice in the Deep South Mississippi native Alex Heard reexamines the lasting mysteries surrounding Mc Gee's haunting case.
Title: The Eyes Of Willie Mcgee A Tragedy Of Race Sex And Secrets In The Jim Crow South
Author(s): Heard Alex
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780061284168
Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/9/2020
Description: A memorable narrative of a civil rights case that deserves a larger place in American memory. Jon Meacham Riveting . It's like a real - life To Kill a Mockingbird but with even more subtlety and complexity. Walter Isaacson author of Einstein In this gripping saga of race and retribution Alex Heard tells a moving and unforgettable story of the deep South that says as much about Mississippi today as it does about the mysteries of the past. In doing so he evokes the bitter conflicts between black and white north and south in America. In 1945, a young African - American man from Laurel Mississippi was sentenced to death for allegedly raping Willette Hawkins a white housewife. The case was barely noticed until Bella Abzug a young New York labor lawyer was hired to oversee Willie Mc Gee's appeal. Together with William Patterson a dedicated black reformer Abzug risked her life to plead the case. Free Willie Mc Gee became an international rallying cry with supporters flooding President Truman's White House and the U. S. Supreme Court with clemency pleas and famous Americans including William Faulkner Albert Einstein and Norman Mailer speaking out on Mc Gee's behalf. By 1951, millions worldwide were convinced of Mc Gee's innocence even though there were serious questions about his claim that the truth involved a secret love affair. In this unforgettable story of justice in the Deep South Mississippi native Alex Heard reexamines the lasting mysteries surrounding Mc Gee's haunting case.
Title: The Eyes Of Willie Mcgee A Tragedy Of Race Sex And Secrets In The Jim Crow South
Author(s): Heard Alex
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780061284168
Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/9/2020
