The lawyer failed to bring up his past and Herbert was guilty by an all-white jury. Stevenson goes to meet Herbert, his family and his new wife on the day of his execution. The most powerful part of this chapter was when he describes Herbert’s wife and family pulling away as they hum the church hymn. In Chapter 5, Stevenson meets with Walter’s family and his sister says that she feels “convicted too”. This is important because it shows that just not only is Walter effected by his own incarceration but his entire family and Black community is as well. By convicting Walter the courts denied the importance of their voices when they repeatedly told law enforcement that Walter was with them at the time of the murder. He relates their feelings to a similar story about a man named John. Both of these men play important roles in their communities and their “fates” have a strong impact on their communities. Stevenson shows just how strong a group of marginalized communities and all the sacrifice and struggles that go into creating a better future for future
The lawyer failed to bring up his past and Herbert was guilty by an all-white jury. Stevenson goes to meet Herbert, his family and his new wife on the day of his execution. The most powerful part of this chapter was when he describes Herbert’s wife and family pulling away as they hum the church hymn. In Chapter 5, Stevenson meets with Walter’s family and his sister says that she feels “convicted too”. This is important because it shows that just not only is Walter effected by his own incarceration but his entire family and Black community is as well. By convicting Walter the courts denied the importance of their voices when they repeatedly told law enforcement that Walter was with them at the time of the murder. He relates their feelings to a similar story about a man named John. Both of these men play important roles in their communities and their “fates” have a strong impact on their communities. Stevenson shows just how strong a group of marginalized communities and all the sacrifice and struggles that go into creating a better future for future