Charles Kelly

Next Stop, Eternity (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The late Reverend C. M. Kelly witnessed thirty-four executions while he served as the chaplain for the South Carolina State Penitentiary. Sue Logue, a school teacher, was the first woman ever electrocuted in South Carolinawith a dispute over three dollars leading to eight deaths. From Sue Logue to George Stinney Jr., a fourteen-year-old black youth who was executed for the murder of two white girlshis conviction now overturned in 2014Rev. Kellys powerful accounts reflect the uneven social conditions of the twenties, thirties, and forties.

In Next Stop, Eternity, author Charles Kelly shares both the history and moving personal accounts of the thirty-four executions his father C. M. Kelly witnessed during his death-house ministry in South Carolina. Rev. Kellys ministry had a profound effect on those who were put to death, and the hope is that these stories shine a light on the crimes and punishments of this eraan era of racial tensions and controversy about the death penalty.

As much about compassion, grace, and understanding as they are about justice, criminal history, and the law, Rev. Kellys stories and personal accountsalong with his sons careful historyprovide a compelling and engaging window into a charged time of American history, both social and legal. These stories illustrate the unjust racial conditions that were so prevalent during the 1940s and the extreme brutality of which human beings are capable, regardless of ethnicity, creed, or color.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: LifeRich Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781489707413
• Artikelnr.: 52590357

Autorenporträt

Charles Kellywas born in Columbia, South Carolina, and following several semesters at the University of South Carolina, he was called to active naval duty in 1952. Honorably discharged in 1953, he joined the F.W. Woolworth Corp. and was ultimately promoted to vice president of the food service division before opting for early retirement in 1989.

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