Willie McGee ( 1916-1951)

 This blog is based upon information from Wikipedia.

It is about injustice, racism, using rape as an excuse to executive an innocent Blackman, a common occurrence in the Jim Crow South.

Willie McGee was arrested in 1945, convicted and sentenced to death for raping a white woman.

People across the USA and the world over thought the trial was unfair, and that  the sentence was a miscarriage of justice. Several celebrities, including William Faulkner, Bella Abzug, Paul Robeson, Jessica Mitford and others protested, and tried, unsuccessfully to prevent his execution.

Willie McGee was executed on May8, 1951, after several trials.

Bibliographic salute

For more information on the Willie McGee’s case, please read:

Heard, Alex: The Eyes Of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex and Secrets in the Jim Crow South. Harper, ISBN: 978-006128-4151.

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