Category Archives: African American injustice

Willie’s Grandfather and the KKK

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Justice for Willie

Today, May 7, 2025, it is twelve years since Willie Manning came close to being killed by the State of Mississippi. We remember the horror of that time, and the agony for his relatives of not knowing if Willie would … Continue reading →

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Twenty Wasted Years

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Today, November 10 2014, is a significant landmark for Willie Jerome Manning: on this day it is twenty years since he first entered Mississippi’s death row. When he was taken onto death row the first official White House website had just … Continue reading →

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Watch Documentary Clips on Willie’s New Webpage

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Justice for Willie

If you missed the Al Jazeera America documentary featuring Willie Manning (episode 3 of the series, The System), you now have a chance to watch parts of it on the recently created website, SAVE Innocents on death row in the … Continue reading →

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It Doesn’t Make Sense – A Policeman’s View

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Justice for Willie

November is likely to be a busy month for Willie Manning’s attorneys. By the middle of this month they will be able to read the State’s response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint comparison.* Meanwhile, they must also … Continue reading →

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Wardens’ Bloodied Hands

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Justice for Willie

On October 14 Willie Manning took the next step in his quest for justice by filing his request for DNA and fingerprint testing in the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. On the same day the Mississippi newspaper, the Clarion Ledger, published … Continue reading →

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