On February 3, 1948, Rosa Ingram and her two teenage sons, aged fourteen and sixteen, were sentenced to death in Georgia for the alleged murder of a white man. Mrs. Ingram stated she acted in self-defense during a confrontation. The harsh sentencing sparked national and international outrage, becoming a major civil rights issue and rallying point for activists challenging racial injustice in the legal system.
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