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In 1944, George Stinney was young, black and sentenced to die

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In 1944, George Stinney was young, black and sentenced to die
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"A chance encounter in 1944 brings 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. into brief contact with two white girls. It seems so innocuous. Yet, an enduring mystery is born in the moments the girls walk away."

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