In 1947, 18-year-old Willie Francis faced the death penalty for a second time after his first execution failed. Francis was a juvenile offender sentenced to death at age 16 for the 1945 murder of Andrew Thomas in Louisiana. Despite protests from around the country for a stay of execution, the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court failed and Governor J. Emile Verret scheduled the execution. Francis was
- Por Unidentified, Willie Francis, American, 1929 - 1947, The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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