An Evil Day in Georgia

Download or read book An Evil Day in Georgia written by Robert Neil Smith and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Follows a homicide case committed in Georgia in 1927 from the crime to the executions of those convicted of the crime almost a year later. Along the way, the narrative highlights a number of issues impacting the death penalty process, many of which are still relevant in the modern era of capital punishment in the United States ... Moreover, the case in question illustrates a range of themes prevalent in post-Progressive Georgia and brings them together to create a broader narrative. Thus, issues of race, class, and gender emerge from what was supposed to be a neutral process; ... demonstrates that capital punishment cannot be administered in an untainted fashion, but its finality demands that it must be"--From Athenaeum@UGA website.