In 1991, Troy Davis was sentenced to death in Savannah, GA, though he maintained he was innocent for the 20 years until he was executed. Troy's sister, Martina, staunchly defended Troy's innocence as well. In 2001, Martina was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, left to fight for both her own life and Troy's. Troy was executed in September, 2011, whereas Martina succumbed the following December. I Am Troy Davis is an intimate portrayal of Martina, her brother Troy, the courageous Davis family and all they went through to fight for what they believed was right.
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Weight: 379g
Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
Publication Date: 24 Sep 2013
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781608462940
About Jenny MarloweMartina Davis-CorreiaTroy Davis
Martina Davis-Correia the sister of innocent death-row prisoner Troy Davis was Amnesty USA's co-Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Georgia. She served on the boards of Georgia's NAACP branch The Campaign to End the Death Penalty and Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Martina was also a leading advocate for women with breast cancer. She was twice named Savannah's Unstoppable Woman.Troy Anthony Davis was executed on September 21 2011 for the murder of a Savannah policeman despite an international outcry due to his strong case of innocence. Troy worked tirelessly while on death row to prove his innocence and to abolish the death penalty. TIME magazine named Troy one of 2011's most influential people.Jen Marlowe a human rights activist writer and filmmaker is the author of The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker and Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival. Jen's award-winning documentary films include One Family in Gaza Rebuilding Hope: Sudan's Lost Boys Return Home and Darfur Diaries.Sister Helen Prejean wrote the internationally acclaimed book Dead Man Walking describing her experiences as spiritual advisor to Louisiana death row inmates now a major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Sister Helen's second book is The Death of Innocents. She educates about the death penalty by lecturing organizing and writing.