Jimmy Wilson (robber)
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Jimmy Wilson (robber)
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James E. "Jimmy" Wilson, was an American farmhand who was convicted of violent robbery by an Alabama court in 1958 and sentenced to death. His case became a cause célèbre due to the small amount stolen ($1.95) and that Wilson, as an African-American, was convicted by an all-white jury. The case became a source of embarrassment for the United States at the height of the Cold War, as it suggested that American promotion of democratic principles overseas was hypocritical when it did not seem to uph
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African-American sentenced to death
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wilson_(robber)
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2024-01-10T00:37:38Z
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