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Fact Sheet on Willie McGee
Monday, December 31, 1951
A2001-074
AF/161304
Willie McGee African American sentenced to death for allegedly raping a white housewife. Topics covered : the charge ; the trials ; new evidence ; the victims wife ; How McGee's life was saved ; lynch spirt in Mississippi ; who is responsible? ; the meaning of the case ; the state of artists, scientists and professionals Organization : New York Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professionals People : McGee, Willie Key Words : civil liberties ; prison ; court ; racism ; African American ; Black rights
