Walter Lee Irvin speaks with his attorneys during his trial for rape. (L-R) Thurgood Marshall, Washington,DC, Chief Counsel for the NAACP; Irvin; and Paul C. Perkins Jr. Irvin, one of four Negroes charged with kidnaping and raping a young Florida housewife, was sentenced to die in the electric chair.

18 Feb 1952, Ocala, Florida, USA — Original caption: 02/18/1952-Ocala, FL: Walter Lee Irvin speaks with his attorneys during his trial for rape. (L-R) Thurgood Marshall, Washington,DC, Chief Counsel for the NAACP; Irvin; and Paul C. Perkins Jr. Irvin, one of four Negroes charged with kidnaping and raping a young Florida housewife, was sentenced to die in the electric chair.