The Lena Baker Story (2008)
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WhatsupThe 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 f…