Opera addresses true story of black 14-year-old convicted, executed, exonerated 70 years later by Tim Smith

In 1944, two white girls, ages 7 and 11, were found beaten to death in the rural town of Alcolu, S.C. An African-American boy, who said he had seen the two riding bikes on their way to look for flowers, was arrested for their murders. His trial lasted a day. An all-white jury took 10 minutes to...

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