The Execution of George Stinney Jr: He Was Innocent

About this episode

This episode discusses the wrongful execution of George Stinney Jr., the youngest person executed in U.S. history, highlighting issues of racial injustice.

The youngest person to be executed in United States history was 14 years old and his name was George Stinney Jr. George Stinney was 14 when he was accused, convicted, and murdered for a crime he didn't commit. But who did it? This a story about America, Jim Crow Justice, and how even a child could be put to death if they had the wrong skin color. Access the free script to this episode on Patreon: https://patreon.com/redactedhistory?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Listen to the podcast on all platforms: ⁠https://podlink.com/1609909822?view=a...⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andre White

Topics covered

• execution
• Jim Crow Justice
• racial injustice
• child execution
• American history

Keywords

• George Stinney Jr
• execution
• Jim Crow
• racial injustice
• American history
• wrongful conviction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, megaphone.fm

More episodes of Redacted History

• Mickey Mouse Was Racist. Disney Buried It. · June 13, 2026 · 27 min
• Blackface vs Whiteface: What's The Difference? · June 8, 2026 · 24 min
• Clarence Thomas: The Biggest Fraud on the Supreme Court · May 16, 2026 · 29 min
• America's Biggest Hypocrite: Strom Thurmond's Black Daughter · April 30, 2026 · 19 min
• The Holocaust Wasn't Germany's First Genocide · April 24, 2026 · 15 min
• Badass Black History Volume 1: The Untold Stories · March 22, 2026 · 41 min