Historic exoneration

Like a number of bloggers, I've been asked to link to the story of Clyde Kennard, an African American man who attempted to integrate the University of Southern Mississippi in the late 1950s, and after being denied three times, was framed and sentenced to prison. The site seeks a posthumous pardon for Kennard.

In Washington State this week, the legislature recognized a historical injustice:

126 years too late for Louie Sam, but appreciated nonetheless...

Drum beats and tribal chanting echoed through the capitol rotunda on Wednesday, as members of a Canadian Indian tribe accepted an "expression of regret" from state lawmakers for the mob killing of a 14-year Canadian boy more than a century ago...

This follows the exoneration of Leschi, a Nisqually leader hanged in 1858, whose conviction was vacated in 2004.

In Montana, the Pardon Project is an effort of journalism and law students seeking posthumous pardons for 74 people convicted of sedition during World War I. (link via CrimProf Blog)