Friday, October 19, 2012

The Execution of Wanda Jean in the news....

One of the stars of tonight's film, The Execution of Wanda Jean (7:30pm at Page Hall with discussion) is death penalty opponent Jesse Jackson, who has recently taken his fight to the African nation of The Gambia.

There's an article on Jackson's fight that mentions Wanda Jean Allen in an October 2012 issue of The Nation:

http://www.thenation.com/article/170284/jesse-jackson-fights-capital-punishment-gambia#

Photo: Jackson with Gambian president Yahyah Jammeh.