Birth Name: George Stinney
Occupation: Person
Place Of Birth: South Carolina
Date Of Birth: October 21, 1929
Date Of Death: June 16, 1944
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
George Stinney was born on the 21st of October, 1929. He was famous for being a Person. African-American boy who was executed as a 14-year-old after being convicted of murdering a pair of white girls. Seven decades after the execution, the conviction was overturned on the grounds that his Sixth Amendment rights had been violated due to his lack of legal defense during the trial. There was only circumstantial evidence linking him to the homicides.
George Stinney was born in South Carolina. In March of 1944, he was convicted of murdering June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames in the first-degree following an only two-hour-long trial by an all-white jury. On the day of the murders, he had simply spoken to the two young victims who, in the hours leading up to their deaths, happened to ride their bicycles past his home. His case inspired a 1988 novel by David Stout titled Carolina Skeletons.
George Stinney was a Libra and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
George Stinney was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
George Stinney is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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George Stinney was born in the Year of the Serpent.
Fast Facts
REAL NAME: | George Stinney |
NICKNAME: | George |
RELIGION: | Unknown |
AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: George Stinney was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: George Stinney was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: George Stinney had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
George Stinney’s birth sign is Libra and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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