Joe Ligon was released from prison today. He has been there since he was 15 years old. Falsely convicted in 1953.

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There’s something about our country and its culture that is very sick. I wouldn’t say it’s “broken,” because it’s working as it was intended to work, but it’s heinous and disgusting. This falsely convicted Black man served 68 years for something he did when he was 15.Quote Tweet

Ted for stack@TeddyRedder · 12h Joe Ligon was released from prison today. He has been there since he was 15 years old. Falsely convicted in 1953. My 70 year old father was 3 years old. Eisenhower had just become president. 68 years. Today’s his first day out of prison since the Jim Crow era. God damn AmericaShow this thread

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