In 1944, George Junius Stinney Jr., 14, became the youngest person executed for a crime in the United States in the 20th century. The 5’1, 95-lb. African-American boy was sent to the electric chair for allegedly killing two young white girls . . . (Read more)
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Little-Known Black History Fact: George Junius Stinney Jr. 14, became the youngest person executed for a crime in the United States in the 20th century
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on May 29, 2011
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