The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 historical drama film. It is an adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips, which chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker, an African American woman in Georgia who was convicted in 1945 of capital murder and was the only woman to be executed by electric chair. Set from the early 1900s to 1945, it follows her struggle to provide for her children while trapped in an abusive, coercive relationship that ultimately leads to a fatal confrontation. The film delivers a powerful message on racial injustice. She was posthumously pardoned by the state in 2005. The film was written for the screen and directed by Ralph Wilcox and stars Tichina Arnold and Peter Coyote. Plot: Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story chronicles the life of Lena Baker, born to a sharecropper family, who later worked as a maid in a small county town to support her three children. Convicted in 1945 of capital murder by an all-white, male jury, Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by the electric chair. Baker acted in self-defense in the fatal shooting of her employer, Ernest Knight, during a struggle. He was an abusive drunk who had forced the 44-year-old woman into a sexual relationship and sometimes held her at his place against her will. Tagline: What I done, I done in self-defense, or I would have been killed myself. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence: