On this day in 1975: In a case that has become a national cause celebre, an evenly biracial Raleigh jury acquits black defendant Joan Little in the icepick stabbing slaying of white jailer Clarence Alligood. Defense attorneys — including civil rights stalwarts William Kunstler and Morris Dees — argued that Alligood, 62, had attempted to […]
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An icepick, a corpse and 2 very different explanations
Posted in On This Day, tagged beaufort county nc, clarence alligood, joan little, morris dees, nc civil rights, william kunstler on August 15, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
