Date 20 November 2020
Pages 151
Format cm 14 x 21
Price € 14.90
EAN 9782362664090
Publisher Website www.talentshauts.fr

Born Guilty

Publisher Talents Hauts
Category Children's Books
Age 12-15
The true story of George Stinney, a 14-year-old African American sentenced and executed for a crime he didn't commit. A chilling illustration of institutional racism.

Fourteen-year-old African-American George Stinney, is arrested for the murder of two white girls. Questioned and forced to sign a confession he does not understand, he is transferred to prison without seeing his parents again. George's family is powerless and is not even allowed to attend his trial. The jury, composed of twelve white men, will need only ten minutes to convict George, 83 days after his arrest.

  • Sales in France 7,900 copies
  • Awards Prix des Incorruptibles 2023
  • As of: January 2026