Making Justice Our Business
The Wrongful Conviction of Darryl Hunt and the Work of Faith
Making Justice Our Business is the story of Darryl Hunt, and of those drawn to him who refused to give up on him, each other, and justice. Boyd tells the story of how one summer morning in 1985, an attractive, white newspaper editor named Deborah Sykes was raped, brutally stabbed, and murdered in a Southern town. A 911 caller gave a false name--Sammy Mitchell--and the investigation quickly focused on him and his friend, Darryl Hunt, a black nineteen-year-old orphan. Facing public pressure and having a history with Mitchell, a District Attorney won a conviction before an all-white jury, sending Hunt to prison for life. Convinced of his innocen…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-72524-614-0
- EAN: 9781725246140
- Produktnummer: 34670665
- Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 130 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'484 KB
Über den Autor
Stephen B. Boyd is J. Allen Easley Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department at Wake Forest University. His books include Redeeming Men: Religion and Masculinities and Pilgram Marpeck: His Life and Social Theology.
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