Beyond innocence: the life sentence of Darryl Hunt : a true story of race, wrongful conviction, and an American reckoning still to come

In May 1985, Darryl Hunt, a Black teenager in Winston-Salem, N.C. was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a young white copyeditor at the local paper. In 2003, an award-winning series of articles led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt. Part true crime d...

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Main Author: Zerwick, Phoebe (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Atlantic Monthly Press march 2022
In:Year: 2022
Edition:First edition
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 1903
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Keywords:
Hunt, Darryl > Trials, litigation, etc
Judicial error > North Carolina > Case studies
False imprisonment > North Carolina > Case studies
African American prisoners > North Carolina > Case studies
Trials (Murder) > North Carolina
Trials (Rape) > North Carolina
Racism > North Carolina
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century
USA > North Carolina > Justizirrtum > Fehlurteil > Rassismus > Lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe > Vergewaltigung > Mord > DNS
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Summary:In May 1985, Darryl Hunt, a Black teenager in Winston-Salem, N.C. was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a young white copyeditor at the local paper. In 2003, an award-winning series of articles led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt. Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a remarkable life cut short by systemic prejudice, this book powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by an innocent person in prison and the civil death every ex-prisoner experiences attempting to restart their lives
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 330 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:9780802159373