Stanley Williams

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/stanley-williams

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Stanley Williams born?December 29, 1953
2. Where was Stanley Williams born?Los Angeles, California
3. What is the convicted?1981 for the murders of four individuals during two robbery incidents
4. What is the sentence?Death penalty
5. Who was Stanley Tookie Williams?He was a co‑founder of the Crips gang, which started in Los Angeles in 1971.
6. Why was he put on death row?He was convicted of killing four people during robberies in 1981.

Capital Punishment: The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime; the death penalty.
Clemency Appeals: Formal requests made to a governor or president to reduce a sentence or grant a pardon.
De facto leader: A leader who holds power and influence in reality, regardless of official title or recognition.
Lethal Injection: A method of execution in which a lethal dose of drugs is injected into a person's body.