Record #:

43363

Author(s):

Powers, Bill; Beddow, Chris

Abstract:

The authors attempt to higlight the case of the Wilmington Ten, its imapct on North Carolina law and likewise begin a conversation on generation wrongs within the justice system. In connection with protest over school desegreation in 1971, The Wilmington Ten were charged with firebombing a local grocery store. They were imprisoned for ten years. The case was first called to trial in June 1972, and drew interantional attention. Of particulari ssue was a racially motivated prosecution and the dispaity of treatment towards persons of color in the North Carolina judicial system.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Spring 2022, p6-11

Subject(s):

Wilmington Ten; Wilmington--Race relations; Legal system--North Carolina--History