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Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)

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Lena Baker

African American wrongful execution victim (1900-1945)

Lena Baker was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States, who was convicted of capital murder of a white man, Ernest Knight. She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945. Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution.
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June 8

Day of the year

June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 206 days remain until the end of the year.
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