{"product_id":"the-trial-of-alex-henson-9781637923801","title":"The Trial of Alex Henson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Trial of Alex Henson contains the actual transcript of a high profile criminal case\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etried in an East Texas town in 1953. Henson was accused of a late-night burglary of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe private residence of a prominent physician and assaulting that physician's wife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a gun while the doctor was away on an emergency call. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenson was Black and his alleged victim was white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case stirred the emotions of both the white and the Black communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whites were outraged that a Black man had allegedly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommitted this vicious attack on a highly respected lady in the community. Their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutrage was matched by a high level of skepticism in the Black community that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenson was the one who committed it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe indictment charged Henson with burglary of a private residence at night with \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintent to commit rape. The trial had the intrigue of having a highly skilled local defense \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattorney as the special prosecutor, hired by the doctor, and a former District Attorney of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea large urban county in Texas, reportedly hired by the NAACP, as the defense attorney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trial transcript is analyzed by a retired trial and appellate judge who attended the trial \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a 14-year-old boy and gives his unique perspective on the judge, the lawyers, the jury, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the evidence in this case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beyond Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637923801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Donald R. Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280668786869,"sku":"9781637923801","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_db62d748-6c23-4ec0-8717-18af6707aa1d.jpg?v=1751468337","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-trial-of-alex-henson-9781637923801","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}