Carl Lee Hailey
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Carl Lee Hailey is a Black Mississippi father who becomes the central figure in John Grisham’s legal thriller "A Time to Kill" after he kills the men who brutally assaulted his young daughter, sparking a racially charged murder trial.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | 1996 film A Time to Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Time to Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationalityContext | American literature ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
moral ambiguity of the law
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racial tension in the American South ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| child |
Clorox Hailey
ⓘ
Lester Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonya Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityContext | racially segregated Mississippi town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseAttorney | Jake Brigance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| familyRole | father ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearContext | 1989 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | legal thriller ⓘ |
| involvedIn | racially charged murder trial ⓘ |
| judgeInTrial | Omar Noose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kills |
Billy Ray Cobb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Louis Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalChargeInStory | capital murder ⓘ |
| legalStatusInStory |
accused of murder
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acquitted ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Ford County universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralPerceptionByCommunity | divisive figure ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to protect his family
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revenge for assault on his daughter ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
defendant in murder trial
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | "Yes, they deserve to die and I hope they burn in hell!" ⓘ |
| occupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| opposedBy | prosecutor Rufus Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Samuel L. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Canton, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Ford County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskInTrial | death penalty ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| spouse | Gwen Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportFrom | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Ford County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimOfCrimeInFamily | Tonya Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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