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George Stinney Jr.
George Stinney Jr. was a 14-year-old Black boy when South Carolina executed him in the electric chair. According to an essay, his trial lasted about three hours and his appointed lawyer did little investigation or defense. A court later vacated his conviction on due process grounds, without declaring him innocent. Community member George Frierson, a textile inspector and school board member, kept pushing for the case to be reopened.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The essay says he was 14, his appointed lawyer did little investigation or defense, and a later court vacated his conviction on due process grounds without declaring him innocent.
Reported by: the essay.