I am not surprised that Patterson proved damaged beyond repair by his life in Atamore and then Kilby prison between 1931 and 1948 --- I read Scotsboro Boy back in the 50s and was shocked (as a sheltered middle class New Yorker in my teens) by the violence within the prisons where Patterson "grew up" --- unbelievably sad ....We are full of admiration for those who spend years in prison and come out "whole" but I bet a lot more come out like Patterson did ...
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 5:02 PM Alan Ginsberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Patterson died in prison in 1952. > > NY Times, Aug. 26, 1952 > > 'Scottsboro Boy' Dead > Patterson Succumbs to Cancer in Michigan Prison > > [excerpts] > > Patterson, who was 39 years old, was serving a six-to-fifteen-year term > for manslaughter. > > On June 14, 1937, Patterson was re-sentenced to seventy-five years in > prison. He escaped on June 20, 1948, and fled to Michigan, which refused to > return him to Alabama. But in 1950, Patterson was accused and convicted of > stabbing Willie Mitchell, a 27 year-old Negro, in a barroom brawl. > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#6820): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/6820 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80957867/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
