Comments for The Eyes of Willie McGee

Comment on Let’s Talk by Catie

Catie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:41:35 +0000

How can you sit here and call this man a rapist? Nobody will ever know the real truth. Willie McGee may or may not have committed this crime. However, you must consider both possibilities. You were not there, you do not know. Either way, there is no point in continuing an argument about a case that occurred sixty years ago.

Comment on The Hot Seat by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:20:23 +0000

Sounds like Magee was guilty as sin. Knowing what we do about those people, does Magee’s story sound at all convincing? Sorry liberals, we’re not all created equal.

Comment on Let’s Talk by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:48:49 +0000

Was Drucilla Darnell – Willette Hawkins mother as the picture shows in the book and if so she was a black woman – what is that history of that and was she ever interviewed?

Comment on Archival Photos by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:42:47 +0000

Was Drucilla Darnell Willette Hawkins mother and was she black? Was she ever interviewed?

Comment on Archival Photos by Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:15 +0000

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Comment on War of the Words: Orson Welles v. South Carolina by Darold

Darold — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:07:43 +0000

I was so confused about what to buy, but this makes it understabnadle.

Comment on The Hot Seat by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:57:52 +0000

dorthy had no magee blood in her? This very interesting and sad .

Comment on The Hot Seat by Elsa Everling

Elsa Everling — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:59:56 +0000

A Cleo Holifield was living with my grandparents in 1930 in Laurel, would this person be related to your grandfather?

Comment on About the Book by Joss Vazquez

Joss Vazquez — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:25:11 +0000

I am very much so looking forward to reading this book. I came across it yesterday as I was perusing books in a book store, and it sort of jumped out at me. I’ve been researching about this topic for a few hours now, and I am completely engaged in it. It sickens and angers me that this, as well as other horrific events took place in this country and for what?

Comment on About the Book by Joss Vazquez

Joss Vazquez — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:21:17 +0000

Well, wouldn’t fear of being killed (lynched) sort of frighten you too? With your comment, I feel we have to look at the state, mind set of those who lived in the south, mindset of anyone who is racist period. Lynch mobs and mob rule was the form of “justice” that existed back then. If the man you were defending was of a race that was thought to be less than nothing; it is not so much that the idea of an affair wasn’t thought of, I’m sure that someone in that group of attorneys had to have thought about that, but fear, as we know is a VERY powerful tool, so that probably prevented that person from coming forth with that idea. Now, in today’s society, if there was a case like this, then I’m sure that the very idea that a woman being the “aggressor” most likely would’ve been presented in the very early stages of the trial. The story of Willie McGee is tragic, and we must never forget that, but I strongly feel it was the condition of our country in that era.