Date:1903
Description:George Edalji can be seen here standing in the dock. In 1903 George Edalji was convicted of maiming horses and recieved a seven year sentence. The charge was unproved however, and it is thought Edalji may have been the victim of racism. George Edalji's father was a Parsee Indian who became the vicar of Great Wyrley in the 1870's. The people of Great Wyrley did not understand how an Asian could convert to Christianity, and the family suffered an amount of racial intolerance.
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Donor ref:F.P.51.3.82 (37/13635)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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