The tale of <strong>Billy</strong> Lee Turner a tenyearold boy convicted for the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937 illuminates the monstrous face of... » 

The tale of Billy Lee Turner a tenyearold boy convicted for the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937 illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South Billys story is told amidst the picking fields and town streets the heat dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression. The tale of Billy Lee Turner a tenyearold boy convicted for the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937 illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South Billys story is told amidst the picking fields and town streets the heat dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression. The tale of Billy Lee Turner a tenyearold boy convicted for the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937 illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South Billys story is told amidst the picking fields and town streets the heat dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression. The tale of Billy Lee Turner a tenyearold boy convicted for the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937 illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South Billys story is told amidst the picking fields and town streets the heat dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression. «