THE MARTINSVILLE SEVEN Race, Rape, and Capital Punishment

Rise (Eric W.)

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Language: English

Published by The Univ. Press of Virginia, 1998

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Softcover. A volume in the series Constitutionalism and Democracy. A book offering the first comprehensive treatment of the case of the Martinsville Seven, a group of young black men executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman in Martinsville, Virginia. Covering every aspect of the proceedings from the commission of the crime through two appeals, the author re-examines common assumptions about the administration of justice in the South. Although the defendants confessed to the crime, racial prejudice undeniably contributed to their eventual executions. The author highlights the efforts of their attorneys who, rather than focusing on procedural errors, directly attacked the discriminatory application of the death penalty. The Martinsville Seven case was the first instance in which statistical evidence was used to prove systematic discrimination against blacks in capital cases. Illus., Notes, Bibliog. and Index. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.

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Title
THE MARTINSVILLE SEVEN Race, Rape, and Capital Punishment
Author
Rise (Eric W.)
Publisher
The Univ. Press of Virginia
Publication year
1998
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Fine
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Softcover / Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0813918308
ISBN 13
9780813918303
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