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Burton W. Folsom

Biography

Burton W. Folsom

Burton W. Folsom, Jr. is an American historian and author who holds the Charles F. Kline chair in history and management at Hillsdale College.

Burton W. Folsom

Books by Burton W. Folsom

by Burton W. Folsom and Anita Folsom - Autobiography, Biography, Human Rights, Religion & Spirituality

In January 1983 Burt Folsom read a story in Time about Mitch Rutledge, a man on death row with an IQ of 84 who said he was sorry for what he did. Burt and his wife, Anita, began a friendship with Mitch and saw him become a leader and role model for others in prison, teaching himself to read and write and becoming a national spokesman on prison life.