James E. Wilson (born c. 1904), was an American farmhand who was convicted of violent robbery by an Alabama court in 1958 and sentenced to death. His case became a cause célèbre due to the small amount stolen ($1.95) and that Wilson, as an African-American, was convicted by an all-white jury. The case became a source of embarrassment for the United States at the height of the Cold War, as it suggested that American promotion of democratic principles overseas was hypocritical when it did not seem to uphold the same standards in its own states.
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| - James E. Wilson (born c. 1904), was an American farmhand who was convicted of violent robbery by an Alabama court in 1958 and sentenced to death. His case became a cause célèbre due to the small amount stolen ($1.95) and that Wilson, as an African-American, was convicted by an all-white jury. The case became a source of embarrassment for the United States at the height of the Cold War, as it suggested that American promotion of democratic principles overseas was hypocritical when it did not seem to uphold the same standards in its own states. (en)
- Jimmy Wilson, né en 1903 ou en 1904, était un ouvrier agricole noir américain, célèbre pour avoir été condamné à mort en 1958 en Alabama pour le vol commis avec violence de la somme de 1,95 $. (fr)
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| - James E. Wilson (born c. 1904), was an American farmhand who was convicted of violent robbery by an Alabama court in 1958 and sentenced to death. His case became a cause célèbre due to the small amount stolen ($1.95) and that Wilson, as an African-American, was convicted by an all-white jury. The case became a source of embarrassment for the United States at the height of the Cold War, as it suggested that American promotion of democratic principles overseas was hypocritical when it did not seem to uphold the same standards in its own states. (en)
- Jimmy Wilson, né en 1903 ou en 1904, était un ouvrier agricole noir américain, célèbre pour avoir été condamné à mort en 1958 en Alabama pour le vol commis avec violence de la somme de 1,95 $. (fr)
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