A Black Nova Scotian’s battle to clear his great-great-grandfather’s name
In July 1933, two Halifax boys were found dead by the train tracks. Daniel Perry Sampson, a Black WWI veteran, was hanged for their murder. Almost a century later, his great-great-grandson – a celebrated musical artist – is fighting to clear his name.
Lance Sampson, aka Aquakultre, won the 2018 CBC Searchlight competition and has been nominated for three Polaris awards. His lawyer David Steeves is a civil litigator based in Toronto.
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Correction: The 1974 conviction of Russell Woodhouse has been referred to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. At 6:05, it is mistakenly described as a Saskatchewan case.