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...decade since then, Coleman has steadfastly maintained his innocence. He has also nearly exhausted his avenues of appeal. Barring a last-minute federal court intervention or a grant of clemency by Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder, Coleman, now 33, will be executed on May 20 by a high-voltage wave of electricity that will wipe out his nervous system, followed by a low-voltage shock designed to finish the job. It is a prospect that Coleman says leaves him "anxious, of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roger Keith Coleman: Must This Man Die? | 5/18/1992 | See Source »

...Shortridge said he dumped the bloody sheets. For her effort, she was rewarded with a 1-ft. by 2- ft. swatch of the sheet. She has not only lobbied the press for coverage, but has waged a letter-writing campaign to Virginia lawyers, entreating them to write to Governor Wilder and ask for clemency on Coleman's behalf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roger Keith Coleman: Must This Man Die? | 5/18/1992 | See Source »

Some experts, like Harvard political scientist Martin Kilson, hail the rise of a new breed of "transethnic" black politicians such as Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder and Seattle mayor Norman Rice. Unlike most black politicians, who come to power representing mostly black constituencies, these candidates have won elections in predominantly white jurisdictions by forging biracial coalitions. Their victories suggest that many white voters are willing to judge black politicians by their performance in office rather than by their race. Blacks will expand the limits of their political power once more of them begin to do the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Black Power | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...Wilder's film definitely has its bizarre moments which reveal its unsteady identity. In other words, it doesn't quite know what it wants to be, whether a slapstick comedy, classic romance or comment on the modern industrial...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reel to Reel: | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...minutes, dir. Billy Wilder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reel to Reel: | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

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