Printing plate of Willie Francis

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A printing plate of Willie Francis featured in the Chicago defender. The image depicts Francis sitting in the Parish County jail in New Iberia, Louisiana, looking toward the camera, and holding a calendar with the number 9 circled, the date for his scheduled execution. The back of the plate has an inscription [Willie Francis / 50, 530].

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