The only woman ever executed in Georgia’s electric chair
Join us during International Women’s Month
The 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Execution of Lena Baker
March 6-9, 2020
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On March 5, 1945, a poor, Black, domestic from Cuthbert, Georgia became the only woman ever executed in Georgia’s electric chair. Lena Mae Baker’s “crime” was killing her White employer and long-time sexual abuser in self defense. March, 2020 marks the 75 th anniversary of this gross travesty of justice. A series of events, March 6-9, will be held in commemoration on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in conjunction with the 50 th anniversary of the CAU Writers Workshop Conference.
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The 4–day event will feature Who Will Sing for Lena?, an award winning 1-woman play by Atlanta playwright Janice L. Liddell, with nationally acclaimed Vanessa Adams-Harris of Tulsa, OK as Ms Baker :
Friday, March 6, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW. For more information contact LenaBakerCommemoration@gmail.com
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