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How Many Whites in 1929 to 1944 Got the Death Penalty for Killing or Allegedly Killing Blacks “Editorial Statement”                                  "This wasn't so long ago: Have we changed any?" George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was, at age 14, the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century. The question of Stinney’s guilt and the judicial process leading to his execution remain controversial. Stinney, who was black, was arrested on suspicion of murdering two white girls, Betty June Binnicker , age 11, and Mary Emma Thames,  age 8, in Alcolu, located in Clarendon County, South Carolina , on March 23, 1944. The girls had disappeared while out riding their bicycles looking for flowers.  As they passed the Stinney property, they asked young George Stinney and his sister, Katherine,  if they knew where to find “maypops”, a type of flower.When the girls did not return, search parties were organized, with

Who will be the next President? “Republicans are making push toward the House”

Who will be the next President? “ Republicans are making push toward the House ” By Dennis S. Murray Sr . In 2008 history took this nation by storm by electing the first African American man as President of the US of America. The celebration started but many were not very happy that this symbolic historical moment took place. The nation had been let down by Former President Bush despite how you felt about him along with the congressional leaders that rule this country and the misery it brought to those that had lost faith along with everything they owned. Sense President Obama has been in office he has seen a relentless amount of disrespect and attack from a nation of people that have come to the aid of national disasters victims, our veterans, and child hunger, however we continue to dishonor this man just because he is black not because he wants to do something great as a leader. We should stop kidding ourselves because race relations in this country have been unrivaled. Is this man