Samara Freemark is a producer at Radio Diaries, an independent production company helping people document their own lives. Before coming to Radio Diaries, she worked in the newsroom of Ann Arbor’s NPR affiliate and did her time in the freelancing trenches. Freemark's work has been heard on All Things Considered, UnFictional, This American Life and other outlets. Prior to settling on a career in radio she tried out policy research, community organizing, and urban planning before choosing soundwaves over spreadsheets.
Willie McGee and the Traveling Electric Chair
By Joe Richman & Samara Freemark
On the night of May 7th, 1951, a thousand people gathered in Laurel, Mississippi, to witness the execution of Willie McGee, a black man convicted of raping a white woman. (more)
