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He was 14 yrs. 6mos. and 5 days old —- and the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th Century George Junius Stinney, Jr., [b. 1929 - d. 1944] In a South Carolina prison sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5’ 1” and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled and the adult sized death mask fell from George Stinney’s face. Tears streamed from his eyes. Witnesses recoiled in horror as they watched the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century die. (via He was 14 yrs. 6mos. and 5 days old —- and the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th Century | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)
I’ve reblogged this several times before, but it doesn’t matter, we mustn’t forget our history, nor whitewash the barbaric actions of our ancestors.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls5chvh8ZU1qzytuxo1_1280.jpg)
He was 14 yrs. 6mos. and 5 days old —- and the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th Century George Junius Stinney, Jr., [b. 1929 - d. 1944] In a South Carolina prison sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5’ 1” and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled and the adult sized death mask fell from George Stinney’s face. Tears streamed from his eyes. Witnesses recoiled in horror as they watched the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century die. (via He was 14 yrs. 6mos. and 5 days old —- and the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th Century | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)
I’ve reblogged this several times before, but it doesn’t matter, we mustn’t forget our history, nor whitewash the barbaric actions of our ancestors.
