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Mar 23, 2006 · Willie Francis Must Die Again: Directed by Allan Durand. With Danny Glover. The true story of Willie Francis, a sixteen year-old African American with no prior record who was sentenced to the electric chair in 1946... and survived.
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Crime/Documentary. Advertisement. Cast. Danny Glover (Narrator) Director. Allan Durand. Advertisement. Synopsis. The true story of Willie Francis, a sixteen year-old African American with no prior ...
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Jun 18, 2022 · The true story of how a young Cajun lawyer, Bertrand DeBlanc, fought to save 17-year-old Willie Francis from the electric chair. In deciding Willie's fate the courts and the country would be forced to ask questions about capital punishment that remain unresolved today.--From amazon.com Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-312) and index
Willie Francis was the subject of a 2006 documentary titled "Willie Francis Must Die Again," written and directed by filmmaker Allan Durand. The film, narrated by actor Danny Glover, chronicles the murder of a local pharmacist in St. Martinville Louisiana named Andrew Thomas, the arrest of 16 year old Willie Francis, as well as the ...
Apr 1, 2008 · The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South [King, Gilbert] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
But Willie Francis did not die On May 3, 1946, in picturesque St. Martinville, Louisiana, a seventeen year-old black boy was scheduled for execution by electric chair inside of a tiny redbrick jail. Charged with the murder of a local Cajun pharmacist, Willie Francis’s trial had been brief and a guilty verdict was never in doubt -- strapped ...