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Angel Bumpass's Face Wasn't "Soft Enough" to Avoid a 60-Year Prison Sentence

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Angel Bumpass's Face Wasn't "Soft Enough" to Avoid a 60-Year Prison Sentence

A Black woman from Tennessee named Angel Bumpass was convicted of murder in a case you probably haven't heard much about.

Branden Janese
Oct 21, 2021
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Angel Bumpass's Face Wasn't "Soft Enough" to Avoid a 60-Year Prison Sentence

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Angel Bumpass; Image via IMDb.com

Watching a young Black girl go through the pain and horror of the criminal justice system in 2021 must be what it was like to have been a free Black American during the bondage years. 

Not enough people know about the story of Angel Bumpass even though her grave injustice was recorded and replayed on A&E’s show “The Accus…

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