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Date:	2021	Format:	epub	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1419756362
Pages:	352	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
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The story of Clarence Henderson, a Black sharecropper convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didnt commit

The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson is the story of Clarence Henderson, a wrongfully accused Black sharecropper who was sentenced to die three different times for a murder he didnt commit, and the prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him despite scant evidence. His first trial lasted only a day and featured a lackluster public defense. The book also tells the story of Homer Chase, a former World War II paratrooper and New England radical who was sent to the South by the Communist Party to recruit African Americans to the cause while offering them a chance at increased freedom. And its the story of Thurgood Marshalls NAACP and their battle against not only entrenched racism but a Communist Partydespite facing nearly as much prejudice as those they were trying to helpintent on winning the hearts and minds of Black voters. The bitter battle between the two groups played out as the sides sparred over who would take the lead on Hendersons defense, a period in which he spent years in prison away from a daughter he had never seen.

Through it all, is a portrait of a community, and a country, at a crossroads, trying to choose between the path it knows is right and the path of least resistance. The case pitted powerful forcesoften those steering legal and journalistic institutionsattempting to use racism and Red-Scare tactics against a populace that by and large believed the case against Henderson was suspect at best. But ultimately, its a hopeful story about how even when things look dark, some small measure of justice can be achieved against all the odds, and actual progress is possible. Its the rare book that is a timely read, yet still manages to shed an informative light on Americas past and future, as well as its present.
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