Alexander McClay Williams
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91-Year-Old Glen Mills School Murder Conviction Overturned
A Common Pleas judge overturned a 91-year-old murder conviction for a Glen Mills School teen who was executed for the crime on June 8, 1931.…
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Family Sues Delaware County in 1931 Wrongful Execution
Alexander McClay Williams was only 16 when the Black student was put to death in the electric chair after being convicted in Delaware County of…
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Descendants of Executed Black Teen Don’t Want His Name on County Building
Descendants of Black teen Alexander McClay Williams wrongfully sentenced in Delaware County and executed for a 1930 murder have asked county council not to rename…
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Advocates Want Boy Wrongly Executed Honored with Delaware County Building Name Change
A lobbying effort is underway to name a Delaware County court building after Alexander McClay Williams, a teen who was wrongfully sent to his death…
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Washington Post: Long Legal Battle Vindicates Black Teen and His Lawyer
A decision to exonerate a 16-year-old Alexander McClay Williams in the murder of a Glen Mills School matron came 91 years late, but brought justice…
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Youngest Person State Ever Sent to Electric Chair Gets Headstone 87 Years Later in Chester
Alexander McClay Williams, the African-American teenager whom many believe was executed 87 years ago for a murder he did not commit, has finally received a…
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Almost a Century Later, Judge Erases Criminal Record of Executed Teen, Glen Mills Student
Doubt about what 16-year-old Alexander McClay Williams could have done in the space of 20 minutes at the Glen Mills Schools has grown so strong…
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