On May 3, 1946

· by · in African American History, Life in these United States, U.S. History. ·

Louisiana fails in is attempt to execute 17-year-old Willie Francis by electrocution; the state executes him a year later by electrocuting him again.

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From A History of Racial Injustice Calendar 2018

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