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The Innocence of Joan Little: A Southern Mystery
The Innocence of Joan Little A Southern Mystery Author:James Reston Jr. This Book-of-the-Month Club featured alternate portrayals the celebrated case of Joan Little, the young black woman who stabbed a white jailer-rapist and then was tried for capital murder in North Carolina. The case was an international sensation, involving a woman’s right to kill a potential rapist, civil rights, prisoner’s rights, and capi... more »tol punishment.« less