The Case of Odell Waller and Virginia Justice, 1940-1942 |
Contents
A Farmers Death | 1 |
Trial in Chatham | 15 |
The Campaign Begins | 33 |
The Judgment Will Be Affirmed | 74 |
Rejection and Appeal | 95 |
June 1942 | 114 |
Hearing in Richmond | 137 |
Home at Last | 155 |
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