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Protests mounted as the date of George’s execution neared. In Charleston, organizers for both the white and black ministerial unions petitioned Gov. Olin Johnston to grant George clemency on the basis of his age and commute his sentence to life imprisonment. Hundreds of letters and telegrams inundated the governor’s office from all over the state and across the country, most of them begging for mercy on George’s behalf.
Unspoken Story of the Youngest Murderer
Protests mounted as the date of George’s execution neared. In Charleston, organizers for both the white and black ministerial unions petitioned Gov. Olin Johnston to grant George clemency on the basis of his age and commute his sentence to life imprisonment. Hundreds of letters and telegrams inundated the governor’s office from all over the state and across the country, most of them begging for mercy on George’s behalf.