{"product_id":"the-trial-of-alex-henson-hardcover","title":"The Trial of Alex Henson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald R. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trial of Alex Henson contains the actual transcript of a high profile criminal case\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etried in an East Texas town in 1953. Henson was accused of a late-night burglary of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe private residence of a prominent physician and assaulting that physician's wife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a gun while the doctor was away on an emergency call. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenson was Black and his alleged victim was white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case stirred the emotions of both the white and the Black communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whites were outraged that a Black man had allegedly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommitted this vicious attack on a highly respected lady in the community. Their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutrage was matched by a high level of skepticism in the Black community that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenson was the one who committed it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe indictment charged Henson with burglary of a private residence at night with \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintent to commit rape. The trial had the intrigue of having a highly skilled local defense \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattorney as the special prosecutor, hired by the doctor, and a former District Attorney of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea large urban county in Texas, reportedly hired by the NAACP, as the defense attorney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trial transcript is analyzed by a retired trial and appellate judge who attended the trial \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a 14-year-old boy and gives his unique perspective on the judge, the lawyers, the jury, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the evidence in this case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405434241202,"sku":"9781637923801","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/970e0da67dc1d9377e823e539dfc5d5a.webp?v=1778185116","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-trial-of-alex-henson-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}