Black Teen Executed In 1931 Exonerated For Bogus Trial For White Woman's Murder
The great-grandson to Delaware’s first Black lawyer that original defended the teen lead the conviction to be overturned.
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The great-grandson to Delaware’s first Black lawyer that original defended the teen lead the conviction to be overturned.
The decision “is an acknowledgement that the charges against him should never have been brought,” the statement said
NEW YORK, United States -- An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman was exonerated by a Pennsylvania court this week, after decades of lobbying by his only surviving sister. Alexander McClay Williams, age 16, was convicted by a white jury in just four hours, and rem
Alexander McClay Williams, age 16, was convicted by a white jury in just four hours in 1931.
An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman has been exonerated by a Pennsylvania court following a lengthy legal battle by his only surviving sister.