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Dr. Michael Pollanen testified that his conclusion on why the child died was “reasonable,” and the prosecutor called him a “qualified” expert.
A group of legal minds is hoping to have the man, whose prolonged trial and execution was the catalyst for the Illinois 1908 race riot, pardoned for an
A pardon is sought for the Black man executed in 1908 in Springfield, Illinois, leading to race riots and the NAACP's creation.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois. Before he was put on trial and later executed, a white mob seeking vengeance for the crime James was accused of committing took […]
Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois.