Wrongly Executed? - The Long-forgotten Context of Charles Sberna's 1939 Electrocution
Wrongly Executed? - The Long-forgotten Context of Charles Sberna's 1939 Electrocution

Author: Thomas Hunt

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-11-11

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1365528723

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Was Charles Sberna wrongly convicted of the murder of Police Officer John H.A. Wilson? Was an innocent man sent to the electric chair in 1939? What reasons could the authorities have had for refusing to consider alternatives and rushing Sberna into Sing Sing Prison's death device? 'Wrongly Executed?' provides the details and historical background of the Sberna case. The story is a complex and controversial one, involving celebrity attorneys, Mafia bosses, violent political radicals, media giants and ruthless establishment figures, all set in a period in which Americans sought stability and government-imposed order after years of political upheaval, economic depression and Prohibition Era lawlessness.

Flak-Catchers
Flak-Catchers

Author: Lindsey Lupo

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2010-12-02

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 073913812X

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Flak-Catchers explores the ways in which riot commissions-the institutional bodies appointed by an executive in the aftermath of a race riot to determine a riot timeline, investigate causes, and offer prescriptions for change-have dealt with racial violence in the United States over the last century. In studying five American riots and their commissions this book shows that riot commissions only serve to give the appearance of strong and responsive government action during uncertain times. They primarily benefit the instituting body by focusing on a restoration of law and order while undermining any larger civil rights message.