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The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson audiobook
- By: Chris Joyner
- Narrator: John Lescault
- Category: 20th Century, History, United States
- Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson Audiobook Summary
The story of Clarence Henderson, a Black sharecropper convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didn’t commit
This is the story of Clarence Henderson, a wrongfully accused Black sharecropper, who was sentenced to die three different times for a murder he didn’t commit, and of the prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him despite scant evidence. His first trial lasted only a day and featured a lackluster public defense.
The book also tells the story of Homer Chase, a former World War II paratrooper and New England radical who was sent to the South by the Communist Party to recruit African Americans to the cause, while offering them a chance at increased freedom.
And it’s the story of Thurgood Marshall’s NAACP and their battle against not only entrenched racism but a Communist Party–despite facing nearly as much prejudice as those they were trying to help–intent on winning the hearts and minds of Black voters. The bitter battle between the two groups played out as the sides sparred over who would take the lead on Henderson’s defense, a period in which he spent years in prison away from a daughter he had never seen.
Through it all, Chris Joyner reveals a portrait of a community and a country at a crossroads, trying to choose between the path it knows is right and the path of least resistance. The case pitted powerful forces–often those steering legal and journalistic institutions–attempting to use racism and Red-Scare tactics against a populace that by and large believed the case against Henderson was suspect at best.
Ultimately, it’s a hopeful story about how, even when things look dark, some small measure of justice can be achieved against all the odds and that actual progress is possible. It’s the rare book that is a timely read, yet still manages to shed an informative light on America’s past and future as well as its present.
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The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson Audiobook Narrator
John Lescault is the narrator of The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson audiobook that was written by Chris Joyner
Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater.
About the Author(s) of The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson
Chris Joyner is the author of The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson
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The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson Full Details
| Narrator | John Lescault |
| Length | 11 hours 4 minutes |
| Author | Chris Joyner |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | May 01, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9798200911707 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is 20th Century, History, United States
Additional info
The publisher of the The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9798200911707.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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