| 单词 | Walter |
| 例句 | And occasionally, a white person for whom Walter had worked would call to offer support, like Sam Crook. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter, even more than myself, seemed bereft without news. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a sensible question, but I was a little unnerved seeing Walter like this. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We drove back to New York packed in Daddy’s car, while Henry slept peacefully in the back of his own car with Walter driving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because Missus Walters told me you used to practice with her on Saturday mornings.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter hauls the trunks away from the wall and retrieves Camel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter and I climb into the stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I decided I would call the attorney general's office and see if they would concede legal error in the pending appeal, which would ensure relief at the appellate court and perhaps expedite Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter remembered well the terror that shot through the black community in Monroe County when Charley’s lifeless, bullet-ridden body was found swinging in a tree. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And that’s when Miss Hilly, she come over to Miss Walters’s to talk to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We had laughed before today—Walter's sense of humor hadn't failed him despite his six years on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “All the demolitions guys and the mine detector guys got hit coming up onto the beach. And Walter,” he added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He said that he had told lots of people—from the D.A. on down—that he had been coerced to testify falsely against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The timing of the invitation gave Walter virtually no opportunity to consult with the National Executive Committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Walter could have you up on the betting laws too, but Wolfshiem scared him into shutting his mouth." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z So when she call, Leroy gone give her Miss Walter number cause he a fool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Refusing to enter Walter Reed again, he remained at home, where she tried to help him as best she could. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I saw Walter just about every other week for those first few months, and I learned some of his habits. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But he could not, and he refused to see Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke about Walter being pulled away from his family in the prime of his life by lies and bigotry. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I struggle up on my elbows and this time Walter doesn’t push me down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter White pushed his way to a microphone and pleaded with the crowd not to create a panic. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z There were at least a dozen church parishioners at the house all morning with Walter and his family on the day Ronda Morrison was murdered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The doctor also said the dementia would progress and that Walter would likely become incapacitated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter scrambles across the floor, crablike, and grabs the knife from behind the trunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter realized that he had been foolish to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Don Walter lets us study and practice dances there, and the gringuitos watch and clap for us. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd always been with Walter when he spoke to the press, but I felt like this was probably safe. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter Shipman, one of the club’s directors, walked over to the newcomers as they hesitated in the doorway. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As it was, Walter didn't initially think much of the flirtations of Karen Kelly, a young white woman he'd met at the Waffle House where he ate breakfast. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was an unusual question for someone like Walter to pose. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m right in the middle of coming up with a really sorry excuse when I blink, and Mrs. Walters’s facial features begin to swell and shrink. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Before the service began, I thought about all the time I had spent with Walter after he got out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My father and mother went for a drive in it every evening, right after Walter Cronkite was finished. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Walter, Govan, and I believed an appeal would undermine the moral stance we had taken. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter looks at me for a moment, his eyes crinkled at the edges. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter's freedom was, for some of the white people in town, well beyond what African Americans with limited education were able to achieve through legitimate means. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “When I walk into Miss Walters’, Miss Hilly be there and she try to give me twenty dollars. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Now, Minny— “I was real glad to get the recommendation from Missus Walters. She told me all about you. Said your cooking is the best in town.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even more strongly than Walter, he felt that by initiating talks it would appear that we were capitulating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another Hitler Youth member, Walter Hess, reported his father after he called Hitler a “crazed Nazi maniac.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He presided over all the Osage sales, and his moniker, Colonel, made him sound like a veteran of World War I. In fact, it was part of his christened name: Colonel Ellsworth E. Walters. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He’d retired by then—he was seventy- two—but he did odd jobs and worked on heating systems with his brother Walter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept urging Minnie to talk with Walter when he got home, but it was clear she didn't have the heart for that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter enjoyed the travel and the attention, even though he didn’t much like speaking in public. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I hear old Miss Walter talking and Minny say, “What you think I am? A chauffeur? I ain’t driving you to no country club in the pouring rain.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter cried back at her, “Hello, oh Lord, hello!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter Cronkite didn’t read off the names of the missing in action, so Lieutenant Baker was never mentioned. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z If Miss Walter answer the phone when Miss Celia call, then the whole jig is up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The courtroom was packed with Walter’s family members and supporters. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Walter was wrestling with his own problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I made arrangements for them to interview Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well, spit it out then,” Walter says impatiently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then I add hair but only a little because Mr. Walters doesn’t have much. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched Walter Cronkite together every night after supper now—even my sister. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Members of Walter's family spent the day out in front of the house, selling food to passersby. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter’s case taught me that fear and anger are a threat to justice; they can infect a community, a state, or a nation and make us blind, irrational, and dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Despite all of the evidence presented at our hearing showing that Walter had nothing to do with the Pittman murder, the local press invoked the case to scare up more fear about Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I hand the lamp to Walter and pull her against me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled hearings on innocence and the death penalty a few months after Walter’s release, and we both testified. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eventually Rogers found his way to Walter Nelson-Rees, who mentioned as an aside that Henrietta Lacks was the real name of the woman behind the cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Walter couldn't escape the reality of racism, but having his own business in a growing sector of the economy gave him a latitude that many African Americans did not enjoy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter, Raymond, and I were members of the High Organ, but the one piece that did not fit was the presence of Mlangeni. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While washing up I managed to inform Walter and Kathy about the digging outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter stares at me, tapping his fingers against his leg. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter resolved to go and I helped him arrange for a substitute passport, an affidavit stating his identity and citizenship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter said that such a story, if told truly and fairly, would serve to remind people of what we had fought and were still fighting for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter's alibi wasn't the only problem for law enforcement. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It worked for a while, but Walter became agitated there, and he was out of money, so he moved back to Monroeville, where his sister Katie Lee agreed to watch him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I began answering questions and listening to comments and testimonials about Walter, the town, race, the police, the trial, and the way the whole family was now being treated by people in the community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Missus Walters said you were a real good cook.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Confused by the term, Walter told the sheriff that he did not understand the meaning of the word. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walters stops midsentence, reaching up to touch the end of her suddenly long, pointed nose. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I assumed supernaturals like Mrs. Walters were rare, but they’re all over the place, hiding in plain sight. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z According to witnesses, Walter seemed confused both by Myers, a man he had never seen before, and the note itself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The family had a large TV monitor near the casket that flashed dozens of pictures of Walter before the service. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I returned to the corridor to wash up and told Walter and Kathy that I suspected the manuscript had been discovered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the drive to the prison, Walter told me that the men on death row had held a special service for him on his last night. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That night, after a discussion among ourselves, Walter, Govan, and I informed counsel that whatever sentences we received, even the death sentence, we would not appeal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Evelyn Smith, Walter's sister, was a local minister, and she and her family occasionally raised money for the church by selling food on the roadside. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She glanced across the small, stove-warmed room at a gaunt figure hunched in a rocking chair—Walter Hickock, her husband and the father of Richard Eugene. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z After Walter Cronkite is finished, one of them goes for a ride in a Ford Mustang, and the other goes upstairs to the bedroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Leroy, she got to be crazy,” I said when she called me up three days ago and asked if I’d come interview, “cause everbody in town think I stole Miss Walters’ silver. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In a church basement, Walter's sister found flyers advertising the fish fry held at Walter’s house; they confirmed that the event had taken place on the same day as the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As it turned out, on the day of the murder, a fish fry was held at Walter's house. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had come to prepare for his departure, with three others, for military training in the People’s Republic of China; we had renewed the contacts that Walter had made back in 1952. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each day I passed what I wrote to Kathy, who reviewed the manuscript, and then read it to Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years later, they cursed the armed guards from Ford who had beat up their leader, Walter Reuther, in the “Bat- de of the Overpass.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By the age of eleven, Walter could run a plow as well as any of his older siblings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I later learned that Walter and Duma had been arrested on their way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter and I take turns muttering placating things about family and forgiveness, but we both have misgivings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dozens of Walter's family members and friends from the community were there to greet him when he came out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The older and sicker Edith became, the more she found herself a target of Walter's rage. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter’s case complicated the debate in very graphic ways. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Officers stopped Walter's truck and drew their weapons, then forced Walter from his vehicle and surrounded him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even though Walter was one of the organizers and was scheduled to defy later, he readily agreed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I realize I’m safe, I look for Walter, prepared for a fight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Take everything T. Ray was not, shape it into a person, and you would get Walter Cronkite. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the local media reaction, the CBS coverage gave the community a summary of the evidence we'd presented in court and created questions and doubts about Walter's guilt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Along about the next morning, they caught up with him; old Walter Tunif. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an unusual request from Walter so I eagerly agreed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Soon, Walter needed to be moved into the sort of facility that provided care for the elderly and infirm. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By the time Walter was eight or nine, he became too valuable for picking cotton to justify the remote advantages of going to school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The Swedish film crew was eager to meet the challenge of finding Walter's trailer in the backwoods of South Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Walter McMillian arrived on Alabama's death row—just ten years after the modern death penalty was reinstituted—an entire community of condemned men awaited him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter had to bear the brunt of the cross-examination that Yutar had prepared for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Driving home that night from meeting Walter's family, I thought of the story in a whole new way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter went up to her and gave her a hug. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I suggested to his friends and family that Walter's strength, resistance, and perseverance were a triumph worth celebrating, an accomplishment to be remembered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Joe was at the back of the store and Walter didn’t see him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then, in 1985, a university press published a book by Michael Gold, a reporter from Science 85 magazine, about Walter Nelson-Rees’s campaign to stop HeLa contamination. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Despite their collective experience, Chestnut and Boynton failed to persuade local officials to release Walter and couldn't prevent his transfer to Holman. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I later asked Walter about Sam Crook, he just smiled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I tried to busy myself by reading files in other cases, including Walter McMillian's. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was informed that he, too, would have a visitor, and I suspected, I hoped, I wished — I believed — that it would be a visit from Winnie and Albertina. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It starts with her mother’s rules of how to work for white women, all the way up to leaving Missus Walters. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I knew I was lecturing him and knew he didn't like it, but I wanted him to know that we were going to defend Walter in a serious way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A local legislator introduced a bill seeking compensation on Walter's behalf that prompted the local press to report that Walter was seeking $9 million. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Everybody seemed to be rushing to get the trial over with, and Walter couldn't understand it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This was a disappointing beginning—he seemed completely convinced of Walter’s guilt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Interesting" was Walter's euphemism for odd people, and having worked for hundreds of people throughout the county over the years, he'd encountered no shortage of “interesting" people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter wraps both arms around his dog and buries his face in her coat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This second witness gave law enforcement officials what they needed to charge Walter McMillian with capital murder in the shooting death of Ronda Morrison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Get the boy’s bag, Walter. Alvin,” she said, addressing my father, “we’ve got to hit the road before that thunderstorm hits.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This information should have been disclosed to Walter's counsel prior to trial so that they could have used it to cast doubt on the credibility of Hooks's testimony. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was talking to Barbara Walters—I mean, as if he were some kind of huge celebrity. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Walter said he felt guilty leaving them behind. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I began to recover the day I left Walter Reed,” William later wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He repeated it to Brother Walter, who wrote everything down word for word. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When the sheriff explained the charge in crude terms, Walter was incredulous and couldn't help but laugh at the notion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the 60 Minutes interview with Chapman, he dismissed as silly the suggestion of any racial bias in Walter McMillian's prosecution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter managed to reach China, where the leadership received him warmly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They addressed each other as Walter and Cornelius, which scandalized Mother, and they baited each other in genial discussions of Genesis versus the Fossil Record. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But it meant another six months on death row for Walter, and he couldn't see anything encouraging about that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We drove back to New York packed in Daddy’s car, while Henry slept peacefully in the back of his own car with Walter driving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She was especially upset that Walter was on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter at times expressed frustration that people didn't believe him when he told them he had received nothing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Which means that Don Walter’s hotel might not be in business without indigenas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few days before the meeting, my banning orders, as well as Walter’s, had expired. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As he walked to the car, Walter raised his arms and gently moved them up and down as if he meant to take flight. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had talked to enough people in the community to know that people would be discussing my efforts on Walter's behalf. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had no doubt that national press coverage of Walter's case would not help our cause at the Court of Criminal Appeals. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It had been more than three years since the arrests, but when Tate and the other officers started making threats of lynching, Walter was terrified. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter didn't have a tree job that day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even if they hadn't been at his house the day of the crime, most black people in Monroeville knew someone who had been with Walter that day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was learning some of this history as the months passed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Meantime in the living room, the volume of Trotter’s voice told Gilly that Walter Cronkite had called it a day, but she no longer needed to rush. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Behind Walter, Moss spotted Shawna, who stood next to her parents. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I wish Don Walter were here now, but he’s out at a meeting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that she saw Walter as the kind of person who would never kill someone violently, which was consistent with the opinion of everyone who knew him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Funeral services for Warren Wright, 17, will be held Friday, February 19, at 11 a.m. at the Walter E. Griffith Funeral Home, 5636 Brownsville Road. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After asking him to state his name for the record and establishing that he had previously appeared in court and testified against Walter McMillian, it was time to get to the heart of things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They brought Walter into the courtroom, the signal that the hearing was about to begin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was Walter’s course that was at the heart of all the education on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Govan followed Walter in the witness box and proudly related to the court his longtime membership in the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, Walter intervened in the matter and I was very short with him, telling him it was none of his business. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When we began with our questions, she quickly confirmed that Myers had not known Walter before the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters the art teacher comes over while I’m sucking the last glob of blue frosting off of my finger. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls were brought to Harlem, and several months later it was decided that Herbert and Florence would also take the youngest boy, Walter Milton Myers. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters tilts his head like he doesn’t Get It but I don’t want to explain right now because I’m busy drawing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter didn't say anything as I explained the situation, but he had a strange, despairing look on his face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter vehemently disagreed, suggesting that the Indians, Coloureds, and Africans were inextricably bound together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Call it no more the White City on the Lake,” wrote Sir Walter Besant, the English historian and novelist, in Cosmopolitan, “it is Dreamland.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Even though he had lived in Monroe County his whole life, Walter McMillian had never heard of Harper Lee or To Kill a Mockingbird. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I told people that Walter had overcome what fear, ignorance, and bigotry had done to him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I explained that we all owed Walter something because he had been threatened and terrorized, wrongly accused and wrongly condemned, but he never gave up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What remained of Mantell’s collection after his death passed on to his children, and much of it was taken to New Zealand by his son Walter, who emigrated there in 1840. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I’ve seen Mrs. Walters a hundred times and never knew she was a witch. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Miss Hilly sending Miss Walters to the old lady home. I got to find myself a new job. And you know when she going? Next week.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Camel spends his days hidden behind the trunks, lying on blankets that Walter and I arrange to cushion his ruined body from the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tate asked, using the nickname Walter's friends and family had given him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Duma had accompanied Walter on his trip to the Youth Conference in Bucharest, and that night he entertained us with the Russian and Chinese songs he had learned on his trip. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Walter left, I was walking to the prison hospital with Sobukwe when I spotted Nana Sita in the courtyard about twenty-five yards away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The novelty of a pretrial capital defendant on death row seemed to motivate other prisoners to get in Walter's ear every day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "That drug store business was just small change," continued Tom slowly, "but you've got something on now that Walter's afraid to tell me about." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I know that Walter is the man who oversees the theater, who helps falsify papers for the children in the crèche. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They'd kept the faith through the five years that had passed since Walter was first arrested, and now they had cause to feel energized and encouraged. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter became a distinguished Kiwi, eventually attaining the office of Minister of Native Affairs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Walter had told me I would know I was close when I passed a cluster of liquor stores on the county line between Conecuh and Monroe counties. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You can call me Walter if you want.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter, I learned, had been arrested shortly ;dter my own arrest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter brought the firm clients who needed a mortgage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Walter and I reached this decision I was again transferred back to the hospital at the Fort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In preparation for June 26, Walter traveled around the country consulting local leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The deputies didn't handcuff Walter or shackle him, so he walked into court waving to family and friends. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We needed to make the complexity of the case and the multiple ways that Walter's rights had been violated coherent and understandable to the judge. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He’s the one who went steady with Miss Hilly all those years when I first worked for Miss Walters. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter holds my chin in one hand and turns my head left and right, assessing the damage. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter offered to take a couple of us with him but Daddy refused. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a cell opposite Walter’s and Walter used to complain that he would demand Walter’s breakfast from him each morning, and that he was too scared to refuse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the warden peering at us from his office as we collected Walter's things, but he didn't come out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Luthuli objected to the flouting of the ANC’s code of conduct, and Professor Matthews expressed dismay about Walter visiting socialist countries. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were joined for two weeks by Walter, who had been on trial in Johannesburg for incitement to strike while I had been in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We fought in subway tunnels,” said Walter Knappe, a unit leader. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Walter looks at me strangely, and Camel offers me a green elk-tooth necklace. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even Walter Cronkite talked about it on the 6:30 news. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But one look through the peephole and I can see it’s Mrs. Walters. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I already know about the luncheon from Don Walter talk- ing about it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was eventually appointed head of pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and when that happened, his old job came open, the job of chief of pathology at the Institute. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promised I’d take care of you. I promised you’d be safe. She cried. I slipped Carl Walter some money to get her a nice glass of wine and some dinner.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Darnell said he told Walter's former lawyers what he told me and they had raised it in the motion for a new trial, but no one took it seriously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Chapman should just call you and say he wants to drop the charges against Walter and let him go home.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Carmen is the only one besides Don Walter who knows what the rehearsals are really for, and, in an unspoken pact, she keeps quiet about the details. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A team led by James Watson and Walter Gilbert at Harvard also discovered the “RNA intermediate” in 1960. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then Miss Walter nod, like she explaining it all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The midwife snorted like Walter Smith’s great black horse, Toby. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd gotten used to taking calls from lots of people concerning Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Minnie looked tired but otherwise appeared as I had imagined—patient and strong—based on Walter's descriptions and my own guesses from our phone conversations. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Young Walter Taylor was up, annoyed, prissy, defending General Lee’s night’s rest even against Longstreet, who glowed once with the beginning of rage, and sent Taylor off to get the old man out of bed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I rose early to make her breakfast, and we drove over to the Sisulus’ house to meet Walter’s wife, Albertina, one of the leaders of the protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was no call to be that brutal. No call at all,” Walter continues. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The engineer is a taciturn, pungent man named Walter Bernd whose pupils are misaligned. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I felt the need to explain to people what Walter had taught me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As Walter approaches the open window, I stalk off, pausing just long enough to spit in the dust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’m vaguely aware of Walter helping Camel with his dinner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Twenty-year-old Walter Merrithew was at the building nearest the wharf called Number 3 freight house, helping one of the wagon drivers load goods for delivery. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The night before, I'd driven down to Minnie's to get a suit for Walter to wear at the hearing, since he would finally be able to walk out of court a free man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The plan was for Walter, Kathrada, and Duma Nokwe to meet me at a secret rendezvous in Soweto and bring me my credentials for the trip. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter had applied for bail — a decision I fully supported. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our time in Chicago with other exonerated former death row prisoners was energizing for Walter, who seemed more motivated than ever to talk about his experience. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter, still holding him upright, removes the cap and holds it to the old man’s lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So defendants like Walter McMillian, even in counties that were 40 or 50 percent black, frequently found themselves staring at all-white juries, especially in death penalty cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were clearly a lot of people who cared deeply about Walter and consequently cared about what I did and how I could help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the jail, Hooks positively identified Walter's truck as the one he'd seen at the cleaners nearly six months earlier. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But Walter's case also taught me something else: that there is light within this darkness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As people filed out of the courtroom you could see hope growing among Walter’s family. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter stood very close to me as we answered questions from the press. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “The big boys are still coming out from the Ellice Islands,” Walter Bennett down the net pointed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "I guess your friend Walter Chase wasn't too proud to come in on it." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know how to answer him and started to cry so my grandmother said, ‘Sonny, go somewhere and sit down,’ and my mother said, ‘Walter, shut up about all that to her.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather, Captain Walter Tate, wishes you to know that he will send correspondints the moment he receives word. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The lynching of Charley, who was known by Walter's family, was believed to have been prompted by an interracial romance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter and Camel spend the night making the noises men make when they’re trying not to cry, and I spend the night punching my pillow up around my ears trying not to hear them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I jumped into the car and raced down to death row to tell Walter in person. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This was my first meeting with anyone associated with Walter’s prosecution, and I didn’t want to begin with an angry accusation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z All of these recorded statements were typed, exculpatory, and favorable to Walter McMillian, and none of them had been disclosed to McMillian's attorneys, as was required. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z During the jump between Burlington and Keokuk, Walter—with the help of generous amounts of whiskey—manages to extract the name and last known location of Camel’s son. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When she lost consciousness during the beatings, Walter would shove a stick down her throat to revive her for more abuse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I sat up in sudden recognition and called out, “Walter?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Altogether there were four brothers—he, Henry, Walter, and Garland—and they epitomized old-time cool: suave, handsome black men who worked hard, drank hard, dressed well, liked fine women and new money. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Walter, he said he was not in principle against negotiations, and I responded exactly as I had with Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A friend or a relative might say something about how they supported the death penalty—just not for Walter—and he would find himself shaken. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No, I mean he was threatening to redlight Walter and Camel.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His testimony had caused so much anguish for Walter and his family that I had created a larger-than-life image of him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Samuel Walter McCandless, Jr., fifty-six years old, is a bearded, taciturn man with longish salt-and-pepper hair combed straight back from a high forehead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was increasingly persuaded that we would have to figure out who really had killed Ronda Morrison to win Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He says we’ll also look for survivors from the Roanoke colony, the settlers who went to Virginia with Sir Walter Raleigh over twenty years ago. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Don Walter is speaking in his low, calm voice, and I’m try- ing to listen, but all these beautiful things are bombarding my senses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind his gentle presentations, Walter had become fiercely opposed to capital punishment, an issue he readily admitted he had never thought about until his own experience confronting it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because the State had made Walter's affair with Karen Kelly part of its case in court, the trial had been especially difficult for Minnie. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The document, which alleged that Walter McMillian was unfairly tried, wrongly convicted, and illegally sentenced, drew a lot of attention in Monroeville. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Daddy’s favorite was Walter, the most fun-loving and gregarious of his brothers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A few wanted to formally censure Walter and me, but in the end did not. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The psychologist Walter Mischel argues that the human mind has a kind of “reducing valve” that “creates and maintains the perception of continuity even in the face of perpetual observed changes in actual behavior.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the court scheduled a hearing in October 1987 on pretrial motions in Walter's case, Chestnut and Boynton showed up with no expectation that any of their motions would be granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But reading the record of his trial had outraged me, and I felt that anger returning—not just about the injustice done to Walter but also about the way it had burdened the entire community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But although Rita was worried, she was also determined, and finally, after a week of prodding, she convinced Walter to look through his files to find someone who might be a good fit. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, before you get any ideas, I’ve got Mrs. Walters watching the place while I’m gone. And you know she don’t have anything better to do than worry about what everybody else is doing.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In fact, Walter told the court that he had personally opposed its adoption on the grounds that it was premature. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At twenty-five, Karen was eighteen years younger than Walter, and she was married. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I worked on my remarks while sitting in a hospital room at Walter Reed, where my mother was having back surgery, my thoughts flowing fast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The idea immediately appealed to me, as it did to the others, but I differed with Walter on the question of who should take part. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His aunt told her husband to call Haupt's mother, which Walter did right away. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The next day, right after breakfast, Walter and I line up in front of the red ticket wagon along with everyone else. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The druggist, being one Walter Gripp, was astoundingly polite and fizzed one right up for him! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Alfred,” Mother said, turning to Father for information, “is Grandfather Walter feeling all right?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The man who discovered that fact was Walter Nelson-Rees, a chromosome expert who was director of cell culture at the Naval laboratory. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In 1992, the year before Walter’s release, thirty-eight people were executed in the United States. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z None of this impressed Walter Reed, the army doctor who headed the commission. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Because there was no jury, the judge had not permitted me to give him street clothes to wear, so Walter was wearing his prison uniform. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter and I were called to the visitors’ office in the late morning and took seats at the far end of the room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dixie Mafia”? I'd met Walter McMillian two weeks earlier, after spending a day on death row to begin work on five capital cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know who or where Mr. Walters is but I do like the easel. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The executive was skeptical about Walter’s motives, and questioned my explanation of the circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning, I had been visited by Walter, Kathy, Ray, and Andrew, who were still at Pollsmoor, and I was able to say good-bye. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I started working at Miss Walters’ eight years ago, all Miss Hilly talked about was how she and Johnny were going to get married someday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “We’re lucky it didn’t get impounded. I called the manager, and he said ‘no problem,’ but Carl Walter was still in Boise until today. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At the time Walter was set free, Alabama was not among the handful of states that provided aid to innocent people released from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter's house was just a few miles from the county line. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They had been whispering about Walter's wrongful conviction for years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think Walter was the only man on Robben Island who relished newspapers as much as I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt setting at the head and to her left be Miss Hilly Holbrook and Miss Hilly’s mama, Miss Walter, who Miss Hilly don’t treat with no respect. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The ruling invalidated Walter’s conviction and death sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He points at Walter with a limp hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Chapman had called in the state attorney general's office to help defend Walter's conviction, and they'd sent Assistant Attorney General Don Valeska, a longtime prosecutor with a reputation for being intense and combative. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter brings his fist down on the blanket beneath him and Queenie scurries behind the row of trunks that used to hide Camel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I try to look, but Walter holds my chin tight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes one can judge an organization by the people who belong to it, and I knew that I would be proud to belong to any organization in which Walter was a member. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Walter Griff, come back here!” she wailed, flinging up her arms. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Pat, a vivacious college beauty queen just two months graduated from Virginia State College, was marrying her college sweetheart, a young army corporal named Walter Kane. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With few ordinary comforts in his life, the attention of women was something Walter did not easily resist. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But Walter, Govan, and I wanted to discuss the mechanics of the sentencing procedure the next day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later, Walter sat in the van with shackles pinching his ankles and chains tightly wound around his waist. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You know, I only left Miss Walters cause she going up to the rest home. She didn’t fire me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His lawyers seemed happy that Myers was struggling and told Walter it was a good sign when the trial was continued because Myers refused to testify. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The judge had earlier appointed an attorney to represent him, a white man Walter didn't trust. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I'd never gone fishing in my life, and Walter found that so scandalous that he never stopped questioning me about it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But nothing about the prosecution of Walter McMillian was turning out to be ordinary. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And the distinguished British scientific administrator Walter Fletcher warned an American audience that commercial prospects were certain to exercise “a vicious influence” over academic standards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The initial confirmation of Walter's conviction on appeal had generated significant press in the community, and most people now felt that Walter's guilt was a settled matter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was rightfully ecstatic, but I was confused by my suddenly simmering anger. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter and Kathy have never hesitated to criticize me, and I took their suggestions to heart, often incorporating their changes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was there in the wounded warrior at Walter Reed who pushed back against pity by posting a note on his door, reminding everyone that he was both tough and hopeful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I didn't tell Walter about the death threats and bomb threats we'd received until he was free, and then I told him that we needed to be careful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter, perhaps the greatest living historian of the ANC, began to tell them about the genesis of the organization and its early days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted him to know that we had dramatic new evidence of innocence that exonerated Walter and that justice demanded his immediate release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The State put Myers on the stand to tell his absurd story about Walter forcing him to drive to Jackson Cleaners because his arm hurt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter and I turn in unison to glare. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter looks at me for a long time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter McMillian, like Tom Robinson, grew up in one of several poor black settlements outside of Monroeville, where he worked the fields with his family before he was old enough to attend school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They confirmed Walter's alibi and updated me on all the rumors in town currently circulating about the case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I arrived at the courthouse early the next morning to visit Walter in his basement cell before the proceedings began. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That summer, all the men except for my grandfather Walter Tate cut their hair close and shaved off their thick beards and mustaches. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In 1998, Walter and I were asked to go to Chicago to attend a national conference where exonerated former death row prisoners were planning to gather. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mister Johnny looks whiter than that old albino man that lives behind Miss Walters. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Michael and I had gone over the case a dozen times, thinking through the best way to present the evidence of Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “How could you? You were supposed to be Camel’s friend! And what the hell did Walter ever do to you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I look from Camel to Walter, and then back again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “My family. Please do me the very great honor of coming to see me perform the role of Walter Lee Younger in the Village Troupe’s production of A Raisin in the Sun.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I should have returned to Montgomery directly from the prison, but Walter's family wanted to meet, and since they were less than an hour from the prison I had promised to come to Monroeville. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Instead, Walter reads Shakespeare and Camel gets drunk and cranky and increasingly demanding. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But there had never been anything like the coverage surrounding Walter’s exoneration. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter’s visit caused a storm within the executive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it was fairly easy to convince Reggie to go through with the plan, it was much harder to get Walter Hamilton to agree. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Walter brings the rag back to my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter's story is one of many that I tell in the following chapters. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The holding cells for prisoners were in the basement of the courthouse, and after meeting with Walter, I made my way upstairs to get ready for court to begin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He expressed contempt for Walter's attorneys and “people who try to second-guess juries.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had already talked with Walter about not staying his first few nights in Monroeville, for security reasons. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No one expected a relatively successful and independent man like Walter to follow every rule. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I can come down for this interview,” I told Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter's family and most poor black people in his community were similarly burdened by Walter's conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But talking face-to-face with someone about the case made the irrational thinking swirling around Walter's conviction much, much harder to accept. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Shortly after my first trip to see Walter's family I received a call from a young man named Darnell Houston who told me that he could prove that Walter was innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I got to the Montgomery nursing home to see Walter a week after he'd arrived there, I felt like I had been worrying all day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter Noel’s red blood cells and liver cells contained the same genetic information—but gene regulation ensured that the hemoglobin protein was only present in red blood cells, and not in the liver. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Finally, Walter came to me and knelt beside my bed, and I handed him the telegram. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the deputies led him to a side door, he looked apologetically at Walter before being escorted out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Never mind that Walter can’t hop trains—hell will freeze over before I let Marlena spend a single night in a hobo jungle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My plan had been to immediately appeal Walter's conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the days turned into weeks, Walter began to sink into deep despair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was at the head of the defiers; his presence was evidence that we meant business. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later Walter Taylor was in with General Anderson, who had just come into town to look for Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The proposed legislation, of which Walter had no prior knowledge, went nowhere. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was a serious injury that left Walter in very poor condition for several weeks. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The visit was tentatively approved by the NEC provided Walter went to the king’s palace in Nongoma; it was thought that going to Ulundi would suggest recognition of the authority of the homeland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep the crowd occupied while this happens, the band plays a concert and the clowns, including Walter, tour the stands, handing out candy and chucking tots’ chins. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Six minutes later, I’m creeping across the top of the stock car on my hands and knees with Walter’s knife in my teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Walter. It’s such a nice name. Walter, Walter!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Walter cuts them out and puts them next to the others above his desk, and Don Lucho tapes some behind the cafe bar. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter hugged me tightly, and I gave him a handkerchief to wipe the tears from his eyes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She continued with her rebuttal to the very idea that Walter would need an alibi, which seemed to generate support among the crowd. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His lawyers didn't do much with that information, which frustrated Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Pat, radiant in a ballerina-length accordion-pleated gown, stood before the makeshift altar adorned with evergreens and gladioli and said “I do” to Walter, dashing in a white dinner jacket. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Walter’s release coincided with increased media interest in the death penalty, triggered by the increasing pace of executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter jumped out a window but was cut off by a snarling police dog. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are sure your name is Madame Walter?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With Judge Robert E. Lee Key's peculiar comments still running through my head, I went through the mound of records until I found the transcripts from Walter McMillian's trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I explained the entire situation to him as I had to Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That independence won Walter some measure of respect and admiration, but it also cultivated contempt and suspicion, especially outside of Monroeville's black community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I guess Missus Walters’ was a lot easier than this would be. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The next time I surface, Camel is lying flat on the cot, snoring, and Walter sits on the horse blanket in the corner with the lamp beside him and a book in his lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We ultimately reached settlement with all parties, but I was disappointed that we couldn't get more for Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He’d retired by then—he was seventy- two—but he did odd jobs and worked on heating systems with his brother Walter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t Walter wind up buying that little Bonanza?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter's civil case would also go to the U.S. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When her flirtations became more explicit, Walter hesitated, and then persuaded himself that no one would ever know. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The only reason she waiting on Miss Walter so long is Miss Walter be deaf as a doe-nob. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I beg Walter for extra hours of work so I can afford a bathing suit. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no history of crime or violence, and for most folks who knew him, robbery just didn't make sense for a man who worked as hard as Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I come back with Camel’s food, Walter is gone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A film crew from Ireland came to Alabama to make a short documentary about the death penalty that would feature Walter's case and the cases of two other Alabama death row prisoners. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Miss Walter gone tell this woman everthing Miss Hilly been spreading around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In Umtata, with Walter’s help, I made a down payment to C. K. Sakwe for a plot of land he owned in town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hush, Walter. Now look, Tristan, over there ” She started playing tour guide as we drove up to the house, and I settled back, unable to shake the tingling feeling that something weird was going on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One day, Kathy, Walter, and myself were talking in the courtyard when they suggested that I ought to write my memoirs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "The testimony you gave at trial against Walter McMillian was a lie?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Chestnut finished, Walter was sure that the State would simply announce that they had made a mistake. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I went down to the jail and brought Walter his suit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I drove back to Montgomery and thought about how to expedite Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With Myers back as the primary witness and Bill Hooks ready to say that he saw Walter's truck at the crime scene, the district attorney believed that he could proceed against McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This was the first evidence we presented that suggested that people in law enforcement had been so focused on convicting Walter that they were prepared to ignore or even hide evidence that contradicted their case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After a while, even Walter began to take a few turns around the courtyard in the morning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that Walter's case record was complete, appeal pleadings would be due soon, and time was critical. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After a few days of work, I realize this isn’t Don Walter’s private palace, but his hotel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the nurse escorted me into the room, I walked up to Walter and put my hand on his shoulder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Two days later, when Don Walter sees the article in the paper, he clips it out and posts it above his desk. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s when Miss Walters, she say she getting a mite hungry too and ask for a piece a that pie. I tell her, ‘No, ma’am. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter withstood a barrage of hostile questions and rose above Yutar’s petty machinations to explain our policy in clear and simple terms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The group, which was headed by Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe, traveled on the only airline that would accept such an affidavit: the Israeli airline, El Al. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, after whiskey has rendered Camel dead to the world and Walter is snoring on the bedroll, I leave the little room and stand looking over the backs of the ring stock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She sat down and announced that Walter had been framed and that she was grateful finally to be able to tell someone. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Department of the Interior, so Walter White spoke to Oscar Chapman, the assistant secretary. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Walter offered to take a couple of us with him but Daddy refused. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter heard this constantly, but he couldn't imagine how to file a pleading in court himself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter’s house in Orlando was a mecca for activists and ANC members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter's relatives ran up to him to hug him, and they hugged me, too. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I sat down and the judge pronounced Walter free to go. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Closing the border between East and West Berlin was not the idea of the KGB, the Soviet army, or anyone in the Kremlin: It was the brainchild of Walter Ulbricht, East Germany's hard-line communist leader. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A few months after winning his freedom, I was still nervous about Walter’s return to Monroe County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the end of the trial when the jury had found Walter guilty, his family and several of the black people who had attended the trial were in shocked disbelief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter and I traveled to legal conferences and spoke about his experience and about the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The hours passed, and I knew that I had probably exhausted whatever helpful information could be obtained from Walter's family, but folks still wanted to talk. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “What you feed Miss Walters at bridge club today? I worked all morning making that fool a caramel cake and then she wouldn’t eat a crumb.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter saw the officers wrestle his child to the ground and place him in handcuffs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z You need to look at my eyes, Mr. Walters says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear and anguish unlike anything he'd ever experienced settled on Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Tall one, used to come over to Miss Walters’ for bridge?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter rights the lamp and gives me the briefest of nods. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Man, oh man,” says Walter, shaking his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I shoot a glance at Walter, who has pinned the squirming Queenie against his side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter threw the note away and went back to what he was doing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At nearly midnight, Walter and I are sitting side by side on the cot, waiting for the train to pull out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After an hour or two of anxious talk, he relaxed a bit and seemed to return to the jovial Walter I’d come to know. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After we finished that unsettling meeting, I went to see Walter, who was also at the courthouse in one of the holding cells. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that’s him. Get on up here,” I say, waving Walter inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z By all accounts—from friends, family, and associates like Sam Crook—Walter generally tried to do the right thing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the time that I retained Walter Poliak, I was advised that I should also retain someone who was not connected with the struggle, as that would positively influence the Transvaal bar. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter Cronkite, anchor of the nation’s most watched TV news program, summed up the mood of the country. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My grandfather Captain Walter Tate requests that I inform you that we have, as yet, received no word from The Smithsonian Institution. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I drove down to speak with his doctor, who told me that Walter had advancing dementia, likely trauma-induced, and that he would need constant care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z One of his students was a bright young fellow named Walter Alvarez, who would eventually change the world of science in a quite different way. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Months before our center opened, I started visiting Alabama's death row every month, traveling from Atlanta to see a handful of new clients, including Walter McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Based on their personal knowledge of Walter's whereabouts at the time of the Morrison murder, family members, church members, black pastors, and others all pleaded with Sheriff Tate to release McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In his secret life, Walter was a fabulously wealthy entrepreneur. exhilarate. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter sat in a common room with older, heavily medicated people watching TV It was jarring to see him sitting in a hospital gown among people so compromised and infirm. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No, it’s not okay,” Walter yells from the corner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Pete Earley’s book Circumstantial Evidence was published a few months after Walter was freed, and it provided a detailed account of the case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I regretted the tone I took, because Walter had always been a brother to me and his friendship and support had never faltered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a copy of the trial transcript and took Ralph through every sentence of his testimony against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I know that Inspector Walters came to see you yesterday, and I know that the girl turned up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he left, Walter and I looked at each other and started laughing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually Walter takes care of this part because he’s the right height. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But from what we know of Walter Reed at that time, and from a few things that he and Elizebeth let drop, we can piece together some of what happened. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon of Wednesday, January 25, Judge Walter Cox turned the case over to the jury. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to call Walter, but I couldn't figure out how to dial him from Sweden. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Given our success in other death penalty cases, he must have feared the very real possibility of the appellate court's overturning Walter's conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The benches that had been filled by Walter's supporters the previous day were now mostly occupied by older white people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I am too ashamed to admit that I haven’t got a rosary, so when I return to the stock car I ask Walter and Camel if either of them has one. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I can still hear you, you know,” barks Walter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were so deeply disturbed by Walter’s conviction that they, too, had come over when they heard that I was coming. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Eh? Can’t answer that, can you?” continues Walter from outside the room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This was another crisis, and I turned to Walter and said, “You must go.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The more time I spent with Walter, the more I was persuaded that he was a kind, decent man with a generous nature. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No longer the hard-working pulpwood man, known to white people almost exclusively for what he could do with a saw in the pine trees, Walter now represented something more worrisome. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Why, at this very moment, Walter is probably going for help. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She kept calling me Walter Dean when my name was Walter Myers. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z One of them was the young man known only as Ryan, who, along with Walter Merrithew, had been trapped inside the demolished Number 3 freight house. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Local papers had painted Walter as a dangerous drug dealer who had possibly murdered several innocent teenagers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My actual release time was set for 3 P.M., but Winnie and Walter and the other passengers from the chartered flight from Johannes-burg did not arrive until after two. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter came back with encouragement but no guns. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “As well off as her economic situation is, her success is precarious,” Walter Allen said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Walter, I need to talk to you,” I say, bursting into the goat room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Can you see that the television is on and that I'm watching Walter Cronkite?” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters puts the ears on the head first then a nose then a mouth. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Walter Fried, the president of the American Chess Foundation, who’d just burst into the room, noticed that Fischer was in absentia and declared Reshevsky the winner of the series. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Walter was on death row, he once told me how ill he had become during the execution of one of the men on his tier. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On three occasions, Bobby went to Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area to visit Walter Browne, an Australian-American grandmaster. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Accused number two, Walter Sisulu, do you plead guilty or not guilty?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter Noel had inherited two abnormal copies of the hemoglobin B gene. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He knew about the affair with Karen Kelly and had heard the suspicion and rumors that Walter's independence must mean he was dealing drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I got in my car with the sinking realization that if everyone who tried to help us on this case was going to be threatened, it would be very difficult to prove Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I told Walter that I thought we should move forward with negotiations and not worry about who knocked on the door first. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Walter and I were in Orlando West on the fringes of a Freedom Day crowd that had gathered despite the government’s restrictions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t pay it much attention and told Walter I’d come down later. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It didn't surprise me that word had gotten around and that people were talking about Walter's new attorney. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m lounging on my bedroll reading Othello and Walter is on his cot reading Wordsworth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was wary about expressing such strong opinions to Walter's family because I hadn't investigated the case enough to be sure there was more evidence to convict Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were so many of us, we’d travel south in two cars, some of us riding with Daddy and Mommy in Daddy’s car, some with Walter and Henry in a second car. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A clause in my contract states that before the big fight I must submit to a Barbara Walters interview, so I do. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z One woman even filed a paternity suit falsely claiming that Walter was the father of her child, a child that was born less than eight months after Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On June 7, 1987, Sheriff Tate led an army of more than a dozen officers to a back-country road that they knew Walter would use on his return home from work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Before the trip, the sheriff again threatened Walter with racial slurs and terrifying plans. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We met with Walter's family at our office and agreed that he should move to Huntsville to live with a relative who could provide consistent care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I ain’t afraid a no windows. I clean Miss Walters’ top to bottom ever four weeks.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We discussed this for months and gradually decided on its composition; Walter and I represented the ANC, and each of the other parties had two representatives as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What were the psychiatrists of Walter Reed to do with such a man? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the midst of all this controversy, Walter White and Sol Hurok began to discuss the possibility of a free outdoor concert by Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z One year, Walter got lost on the trip to New York, and he called to tell me that he couldn’t make it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, say, I know who you are. He’s the one Walter was talking about,” she says to Nell. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Just thinking about it leaves me so agitated I toss and writhe until Walter tells me to knock it off because I’m keeping him up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z While the money wasn't as much as we would have liked, it did allow Walter to restart his logging business. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She was running alongside the train when we pulled out yesterday,” she says, keeping her eyes trained on Walter and Queenie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I want to tell her I picked out the soup with Don Walter and went shopping at the market for the ingredients and helped blend up the asparagus. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Walter, I could use a hand here,” I say as a spasm shoots across my back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After speaking with Darnell, I thought about refiling his assertions before the case went up on appeal and maybe, just maybe, we could persuade local officials to retreat from the case against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter had been on death row for over a year. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We hosted a premiere of the film at our office, and I invited Walter and Bo to address the audience. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had first discussed the armed struggle as far back as 1952 with Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, after breakfast, Kathy, Walter, Eddie Daniels, and I drifted over to the garden at the southern end of the courtyard where we appeared to be having a political discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd spent several intense hours on death row earlier in the day with Walter going over his trial transcript. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I thought about how certain it was that hundreds, maybe thousands of other people were just as innocent as Walter but would never get the help they need. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Others, people like Darnell and Walter's family, would be returning to less comfortable homes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As Walter White urged the surging crowd to stay back, the police were rushing Anderson back inside the Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z That year, a young dentistry student named Walter Noel presented to his doctor in Chicago with an acute anemic crisis, accompanied by the characteristic chest and bone pain. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We had evidence from a fourth doctor to whom Myers confided that he was being pressured to give false testimony against Walter McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walters shrieks and steps back away from my door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The others threw in whatever they could chance upon, but it seemed as if Sam and Lige and Walter could hear and see more about that mule than the whole county put together. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z When I get around to Miss Walter, she don’t take but one little old half a sandwich for herself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When the train finally chugs forward, Walter sighs audibly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At the time of Walter's release, only ten states and the District of Columbia had laws authorizing compensation to people who have been wrongly incarcerated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Only a few things here and there were useful to us in our efforts to free Walter, but all of it was interesting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The cilantro and carrot curlicues were my idea, from a magazine I read, and Don Walter agreed it would be a nice touch. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I saw Walter in Pretoria Local just after my sentencing, I urged him to make sure that all my books and notes were removed from the farm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy’s favorite was Walter, the most fun-loving and gregarious of his brothers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some troops stayed only a few days at Walter Reed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My fiftieth birthday had passed without much notice in 1968, but in 1975, when I turned fifty-seven, Walter and Kathy approached me with a long-term plan that would make my sixtieth birthday more memorable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled for an image of "Dixie Mafia" that would fit Walter McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We found the white man who was running the store on the day that Ralph Myers came in for the purpose of giving a note to Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I glance at Walter, who is pretending to read. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Before my meeting with Walter, I spent time with other new clients on the row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They point and giggle, and I’m so distracted I forget to duck beneath Mrs. Walters’s window. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But I did think getting a more informed view of Walter's conviction and the murder would make his life after release less dangerous—assuming we could ever get his conviction overturned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I managed to get a message to Winnie and I telephoned Walter in Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter had to restrain Daddy, and Henry, the boldest of the brothers, backed off and apologized. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter never was much of a farmer, but he was a good doctor. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But at Walter Reed, it was all that was on offer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Walter didn't know the legal history, but like every black man in Alabama he knew deep in his bones the perils of interracial romance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On the trip to Holman, Tate was furious that McMillian had involved outside counsel; he mocked Walter for thinking it would make any difference. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter heard his parents and relatives talk about lynchings when he was a young child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were so many of us, we’d travel south in two cars, some of us riding with Daddy and Mommy in Daddy’s car, some with Walter and Henry in a second car. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that everyone in the courtroom had been holding their breath but now there was an audible buzz from many of Walter’s supporters. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A white storeowner who had no relationship to Walter or his family had kept a copy of that flyer for some reason, and he confirmed that he had received it before the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And I know she do too cause she call Miss Walters up on the phone when I was there.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I asked Walter to come to New York each year to talk with students, and it was always a powerful moment when he walked into the classroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As he barreled up the road laughing, Uncle Walter screamed at him, “Henry, slow down, dammit!” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter’s father was sent to Dachau, a notorious concentration camp in southern Germany, and Walter was promoted in the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Walter’s case had needed it more than most. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After we fill our plates, I try to follow Walter to his table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In order to do so, I had to borrow the money from Walter Sisulu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the transcript, the law enforcement officers who had investigated Walter seemed lawless. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “How bout eight. That’s when Miss Walters used to get me in.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Locked in the noisy ward at Walter Reed, he felt worse than ever before. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The change of venue was disastrous for Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It wasn't clear what we could expect from Karen if we got a new hearing in court, other than to confirm that Ralph had never met Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was friendly with a family that lived nearby, and we prevailed upon them to take us in for the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "There were days when I couldn't breathe," Walter recalled later. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After a few months, Walter very much wanted to return to the place he'd spent his whole life. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I make the egg rounds, starting with ole Miss Walter first cause she the elder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Prisoners in Alabama are required to remain clean-shaven, so of course Walter looked different when interviewed on camera. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The county jails where Walter had been housed before his transfer were awful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I assigned one of our new attorneys, Bernard Harcourt, to replace Michael on Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was smart enough to see the trend. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Why do you want to go there to see Mr. Walter Disney's Version of the World when you can see Mother Nature's real thing?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I said, “I saw it last night on the news. Walter Cronkite said it was a miracle!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next few stops, Walter marches off to town immediately after breakfast and doesn’t return until it’s nearly show time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In the last thirty years, I’ve gotten close to people who have been wrongly convicted and sent to death row, people like Walter McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We were about to leave court for the last time, and I started thinking about how much pain and suffering had been inflicted on Walter and his family, the entire community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Altogether there were four brothers—he, Henry, Walter, and Garland—and they epitomized old-time cool: suave, handsome black men who worked hard, drank hard, dressed well, liked fine women and new money. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z By staying the case, the Alabama Supreme Court had signaled there was something unusual about Walter’s case that warranted further review in the lower courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She hadn't dealt with the police much around the Morrison murder and didn't have useful information pointing to their misconduct, aside from being able to show how they were provoked by her relationship with Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Through the prison grapevine, I learned that Walter had been brought to Pretoria as well, and although we were isolated from each other we did manage to communicate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a year of depositions, hearings, and pretrial litigation, we eventually reached a settlement with most of the defendants that would provide Walter with a few hundred thousand dollars. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The local press in Monroe County and Mobile had demonized Walter and had defiantly maintained that his conviction was reliable and his execution necessary. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Maria eventually found a place in Montgomery that agreed to take Walter for a short stay—no longer than ninety days. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters gets up and walks over to the stool and sits down facing me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After Walter described the location of the store, we were able to track him down. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was just a front for the secret office of Walter Kappe. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The New Yorker sneered at the error, Ogden Nash wrote a poem about it, Walter Cronkite refused to say it on the air, and Strunk and White declared it illiterate. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I had allowed myself to believe that the people who had prosecuted Walter were just misguided, possibly incompetent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter turned down Main Street, the car lights still on, honking the horn a double toot, six times at one corner, six times at another. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When Miss Hilly gone, Miss Walter say real low, “I bet you’d love that.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Aibileen, I have an old coat for you and a sack of clothes from Missus Walters’ house.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When Walter received a subpoena from Karen Kelly's husband to testify at a hearing where the Kellys would be fighting over their children's custody, he knew it was going to cause him serious problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The handkerchief also contained an address in Lisbon, Portugal, that they could use if they needed to contact Walter Kappe. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Walter Johnson, maybe with the best fastball in the game, could drive a nail in a fence post from sixty feet. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear Miss Hilly and her mama, Miss Walter, pull up the driveway and toot the horn. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the final round Bobby had to face Walter Shipman, the man who’d first welcomed him at the Manhattan Chess Club. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Eyes are the windows to the soul, Mr. Walters says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z People who knew Walter found it difficult to believe he could be responsible for a sensational murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The executions at Holman resumed just a few years before Walter arrived. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I know then that had Barbara Walters actually been choking on a peanut, I would have done nothing to help her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When it became clear that the officers would get no help from Walter in making a case against him, they locked him up and proceeded with their investigation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As expected, the defendants all claimed immunity for the conduct that had resulted in Walter's wrongful conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z J. Walter Thompson over there is bouncing backward and forward like a tennis ball... Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate that man,” says Walter as I climb into the stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z State law required credible corroboration of accomplice testimony in a murder case, and there simply wasn't any in Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The experience of being so coldly lied about at trial by someone you don’t even know was one of the most disquieting parts of the trial for Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So Walter Kappe had come up with the idea to send Germans who had already lived in the United States back to infiltrate the country and establish a new spy network. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I’m holding him by his armpits, dangling his naked posterior over what Walter calls the honey bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I haven’t seen Walter yet, and I pace back and forth in front of the open door, scanning the lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He admitted to us that he had never met Walter and only knew of him through Karen Kelly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter Cronkite walked into the lobby of the Commander Hotel in Boston. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On her way back to the cottage, laden with newly washed clothes to spread in the sun, the midwife tripped over Walter the Blacksmith’s second-best pig and fell, left leg twisted beneath her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I take another sip of the moonshine, which, despite Walter’s assurances, still goes down like mustard gas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter and Duma saw me off on the first leg of my journey, which was to take me to Port Elizabeth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in the truck, Walter told Myers he needed him to drive because Walter's arm was hurt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the meantime, on Walter’s recommendation, Lazar Sidelsky had agreed to take me on as a clerk while I completed my B.A. degree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was excited and energized to be able, finally to lay out all of the evidence proving Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the 1940s, the condition was not well understood, and the doctors at Walter Reed did not recognize it in William. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The lawyer for Kelly's husband called Walter to the stand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When they finally moved him to the Baldwin County Jail in Bay Minette for the August trial, Walter left death row confident he'd never return. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His firsthand perspective on the plight of people wrongfully convicted was deeply meaningful to students, who often seemed overwhelmed by Walter's testimony. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Camel is in such bad shape Walter seeks me out in the menagerie to tell me about it, but August is watching, so I can’t return to the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was notoriously aggressive, his manner eventually becoming so intimidating that his closest collaborator, a gentle man named Walter Baade, refused to be left alone with him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z One day, Walter told me he wanted to bring someone over to the office for me to meet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While Chapman and the state officers connected with the case now readily acknowledged Walter's innocence, they were unwilling to accept any responsibility for his wrongful prosecution and death sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Having entered Walter Reed, William was required to remain there until he was diagnosed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There were stacks of used car batteries, a rotting bouquet of sympathy flowers with a card from somebody who’d seen his Barbara Walters interview. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The king said he would not accept Walter coming to see him anywhere else but in the capital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many times when I could not be there and later, when I was underground, Walter would take Thembi with him along with his own son. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With our bowls of porridge in hand, I led Walter and Kathy over to the south end of the courtyard as though I wanted to confer with them privately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter thought the testimony was so nonsensical he couldn't believe that people were taking it seriously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I'd finally been able to hire some additional lawyers for the organization, which gave me more time to investigate Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She scrabbles across the floor and leaps onto Walter, licking his face and wagging so hard she topples backward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I walked outside and looked down the road and thought about the fact that no one was ever prosecuted for Ronda Morrison's murder after Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "We want to get some of your lizard juice," said Walter. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z During the most recent hearing in Baldwin County the State's local supporters walked out of the courtroom rather than hear the evidence that supported Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She wanted me to tell Walter how sorry she was about what had happened to him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I open the door and say in my most polite voice, “Hello, Mrs. Walters. How can I help you?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Shultz filed his habeas corpus petition, and the Kansas Supreme Court commissioned one of its own retired justices, the Honorable Walter G. Thiele, to conduct a full-scale hearing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Alabama's state constitution still prohibited the practice in 1986 when Walter met Karen Kelly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “What was all that about?” says Walter as I walk in the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’m Charlie Walters the middle school art teacher, the voice says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, glancing back at Walter, who’s shaking his head and waving his hands furiously. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter gently put down a little kitten he'd been holding as he started to answer the reporters' questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They wouldn't tell Walter where he was going, but as soon as they got on the road it was clear that they were taking him back to death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter’s house was my home away from home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later, Walter Sisulu and eleven others were arrested, bringing the total to one hundred fifty-six. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to shake off the dark feeling that the morning's events had conjured when the officers brought Walter into the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Don Walter, is there a little space in this hotel where I can sleep for the nights?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter and I are relaxing between the matinée and evening show when there’s a soft rapping on our door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter tried to adjust to Holman, but things only got worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter was not the first person to be released from death row after being proved innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Men in their cells could see the crowd outside and started shouting encouragement to Walter as he walked away. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even Walter did not speak on my behalf, and I backed down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were discussing this issue cordially among the three of us, when either Walter or I used a phrase like “Men such as ourselves,” or something of that ilk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter notices at noon when he returns to the train to bring Camel some food. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I told the congregation that Walter’s case had taught me that the death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The next day, Mac came to Walter and me and explained the situation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were flooded with media requests, and Walter and I gave television interviews to local, national, and even international press who wanted to report the story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z One time, Walter took him to an event, and afterward Walter said to me, “Man, that chap is quiet.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Walter was no cup a tea and if Miss Hilly saw anything relating to that, I don’t know what’s gone happen to us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I want to believe that taking Walter’s knife didn’t make a difference. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When his own lawyer asked him whether there were some among the defendants who were Communists, Dr. Moroka actually began to point his finger at various people, including Dr. Dadoo and Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But with another scheduled execution fast approaching, condemned prisoners were talking about the electric chair constantly when Walter arrived. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter regards me for a couple of seconds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when stu- dents come over to work on group assignments, they assume that Don Walter is my father, that this is my family’s hotel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter genuinely forgave the people who unfairly accused him, the people who convicted him, and the people who had judged him unworthy of mercy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter Reed tended to be the second or third stop for injured service members who were evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For all his interest at the hearing, he had never seemed particularly engaged over the basic question of whether Walter was guilty or innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As he barreled up the road laughing, Uncle Walter screamed at him, “Henry, slow down, dammit!” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Walter becomes like a father to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the hostility we feared he would face if Walter was released, we were worried about what would happen if a new trial was ordered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well. Maybe Miss Walter didn’t tell her them lies Miss Hilly started. You never know.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I have mentioned many of the people who influenced me, but more and more, I had come under the wise tutelage of Walter Sisulu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was furious that the State would try to prolong any order granting relief to Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Death row prisoner Jesse Morrison told Walter that his prosecutor in Barbour County had used twenty-one out of twenty-two peremptory strikes to exclude all the black people in the jury pool. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Missus Walters turns and hobbles toward the door, the colored nurse in tow. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I have been through thick and thin with Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter liked the idea and promised to make the attempt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "And you left him in the lurch, didn't you? You let him go to jail for a month over in New Jersey. God! You ought to hear Walter on the subject of YOU." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z If we hadn't come up with so much new evidence to prove Walter’s innocence, I think the court's ruling would have been even more overwhelming. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We had a number of opportunities to talk in jail and we discussed Walter’s application for bail while his appeal was pending, a move I wholeheartedly supported. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I consulted with Walter, and we agreed that this fellow was not to be trusted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter wanted to forget about the whole ordeal, but word spread quickly, and his reputation shifted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They finally brought Walter into the courtroom wearing the black suit and white shirt I'd brought him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I thought about Walter making his way back to Holman, shackled in the back of the van again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The whole week before the event, Don Walter and the cooks and waiters are excitedly planning the menu and ordering fresh lilies and roses for the table in the formal dining room upstairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z You could tell how traumatizing the last eighteen months since Walter's arrest had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It is her mother, Missus Walters, looking even frailer than usual in her formalwear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Thank you, A. Now come on, Miss Walters, eat up a little green bean for me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Today I would like to recite to you a poem by Sir Walter Scott entitled ‘Lochinvar.’ The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I scoop Walter up like a sack of flour and toss him inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There were a dozen people who could talk about the fish fry and insist that Walter was at home when Ronda Morrison was killed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter turns on his heels and leans against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z While Walter encouraged Mac to accept the food, I appreciated his reluctance to do so, because it would appear that he was getting special treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Myers, I had a little problem with Walter today that I think you should know about,” he said, sitting next to her on the bench. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Walter saw that my mind was made up and he said he would not stop me, but that he hoped I knew what I was doing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did these statements make Myers's recantation more credible but they had also been documented in medical records that had never been turned over to Walter's trial lawyers, as the law required. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I walked over to where two ministers had assembled all of Walter's supporters and tried to explain the situation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter, Kathy, and Ray were angry that we had been separated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if maybe I’ve found myself another deaf one, like Miss Walters was. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I’ve met her the few times Hilly allowed Missus Walters to host bridge club. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was in the context of this spirit of activism by Indians, Coloureds, and Africans that Walter Sisulu first broached the idea to a small group of us of a national civil disobedience campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here. Pay him no mind,” says Walter, shoving a bottle of whiskey against my chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After Dad is in bed I sneak into Devon’s room and tape Mr. Walters on the wall next to my picture of the eagle. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter offers his face and head for licking, and Queenie wiggles and squirms in delight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I told everyone that Bernard and I had to take Walter to the prison and that we would come to the house directly from there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For his part, Walter had always stayed clear of the courts and far away from the law. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter Thomas was due to speak up and egg the matter on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z That, too, was short-lived; the owner Walters trained for soon retired from the racing business. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter kneels, puts his hands under Camel’s armpits, and lifts him into a sitting position. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And we had uncovered even more evidence of Walter’s innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We wanted people to understand this simple fact: Walter did not commit that murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After a few months of investigation, we'd uncovered strong evidence to support Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Albertina, Walter’s wife, was a wise and wonderful presence, and a strong supporter of Walter’s political work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Walter’s going to give you a bloody nose,” a girl said. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I handed him the tights while Walter Cronkite was announcing new bombing in Vietnam. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And now it seemed to Walter that everyone in Monroe County was talking about his own relationship with Karen Kelly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We now knew that because Myers had recanted his accusations against Walter before the trial, the State might not be entirely surprised to hear that he was denying McMillian's involvement in the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I told them about my visit with Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Shortly before the meeting was to begin, a police officer saw Walter and me outside the cinema talking with Father Huddleston, one of the leaders of the opposition to the removal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter had given to other death row prisoners his fan, a dictionary, and the food items he had in his cell. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I thought about the dozens of black people I'd met who had complained bitterly about Walter's prosecution, and I was starting to see Chapman as either naive or willfully indifferent—or worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Johnny D could have never done this no kind of way, whether we was with him or not,” she said, using the nickname Walter's family and friends had given him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Events in the days and weeks following Walter's release were completely unexpected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Mama,” Miss Hilly yell at Miss Walter, “take another sandwich. You are skinny as a telephone pole.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When Camel’s eyes light on it, they jerk up to Walter’s face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z By 9:30 in the morning, the two men had dismantled Walter's truck, completely removing the transmission. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I liked the way Walter Cronkite looked, with his black glasses and his voice that knew everything worth knowing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Our opponents had done everything they could to frame Walter—in order to kill him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But my gratitude paled compared to my unalloyed joy that Walter and the others were free. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s Walter who insists he take the cot, and in turn I insist that Walter take the bedroll. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z EJI now had a social worker on staff, Maria Morrison, who began working with Walter and his family to find a suitable placement for him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It is illegal to subject pretrial detainees like Walter and Myers to confinement that constitutes punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter would often go to extremes, stripping Edith naked and beating her until she writhed on the floor in pain while her children looked on fearfully. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Walter called me at the office the next day, I told him we'd heard from Myers and that we were going to see what he had to say. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The threats we received made me worry about the hostility that Walter would face if he was ever released. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We later found out that privately, despite the confidence expressed in his statements to local media and to 60 Minutes, Chapman had begun to worry about the reliability of the evidence against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The Death Penalty Information Center reported that Walter was the fiftieth person to be exonerated in the modern era. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter had tried to persuade his original lawyers to speak to this man, but they had failed to do so. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were older women, younger women, men Walter's age, and several men much older. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I was underground, but Walter managed to put the two of us together in a house in the township and we spent the whole day talking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you probably got a lot of work to do, but we appreciate you coming to meet with us. I’m Giles, Walter's nephew.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Arm said that “hundreds” of extra policemen would be put into the Harlem area, including some members of the Bureau of Special Services. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter shouts, dropping the knife to his side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Camel reaches for it, Walter bats his hand away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter and I stood next to each other in several of the photos, and I was struck by how happy we both seemed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After briefly training a few of Irwin’s old horses, he ended up working as a foreman for an old rodeo trick rider turned trainer named Harry Walters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Through my friendship with Gaur and Walter, I was beginning to see that my duty was to my people as a whole, not just a particular section or branch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “For three weeks, I be looking for work. Ever day after I get off from Miss Walters’, I went looking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But I was energized by their presence and happy for Walter that so many people had come out to support him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had become a public symbol of rebellion and struggle; Walter operated behind the scenes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Walter and only then realized that his eyes were moist. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter couldn't believe how many people were there for him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Say Miss Hilly told her about me, everbody know I stole a candelabra from Miss Walters!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walter's claim against Monroe County for Sheriff Tate's misconduct could not be settled, so we appealed the case to the U.S. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The neighbors, knowing my parents were the Deans, often referred to me as Walter Dean. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z One seemed to laugh in response to Walter's question. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Rebecca Urbanus was maybe singing or reciting the poetry of Walter de la Mare. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I told the congregation that Walter had become like a brother to me, that he was brave to trust his life to someone who was as young as I was then. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After what I did to Miss Hilly, right in front of Miss Walters to see? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Finally and most important, I told those gathered in the church that Walter had taught me that mercy is just when it is rooted in hopefulness and freely given. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Afterward I spoke with Walter and voiced my frustration, chiding him for not coming to my aid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Walter's house was closer to the main road, they often sold from his front yard. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, Walter carries the other bottle over and crouches down beside him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walter crosses the room, and a bottle cap clinks to the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A man with thin blond hair named Dr. Walter König would teach them general chemistry and how explosives worked. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He too was drawn to the same literary icons like a moth to a flame: Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Goethe and Shakespeare. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Walter puts the jug back in the trunk and then stays bent over, riffling through the bottom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z William ended up at the Army’s flagship medical center, Walter Reed General Hospital. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They nodded sympathetically but seemed confused by my anxiety I called Walter before leaving for Sweden, and he told me that the interview had gone fine, which was reassuring. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Trina's father, Walter Garnett, was a former boxer whose failed career had turned him into a violent, abusive alcoholic well known to local police for throwing a punch with little provocation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The surreal whirlwind of the preceding weeks had left Walter devastated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We spent a good bit of time together, and Walter would occasionally share with me that he was still troubled by the cases of the men he’d left behind on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter wasn’t the only one who was facing new financial pressures. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For his part, Walter Ulbricht understood perfectly well what was at stake. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If his case wasn't overturned on direct appeal, we'd have a chance to file a postconviction petition later, and we would need new evidence, new witnesses, and new facts to prove Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Kappe instructed Haupt to tell his uncle Walter about his brother's imprisonment and warn him that his cooperation was the only way to help his brother get out of the concentration camp. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Walter had to restrain Daddy, and Henry, the boldest of the brothers, backed off and apologized. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter is absolutely right—I got us into this mess, and I’ve got to get us out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Chestnut and Boynton, Walter's lawyers for the initial trial, had filed a motion before withdrawing, and Judge Key had quickly denied it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then another white man Walter had never heard of, Joe Hightower, took the stand and said that he had seen the truck at the cleaners, too. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter checks him one more time and then turns off the lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z |
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