The Martinsville Seven: Race, Rape and Capital Punishment - Constitutionalism and Democracy - Eric W. Rise - Books - University of Virginia Press - 9780813918303 - May 29, 1995
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This text examines the Martinsville case, in 1949, in which a white woman in Martinsville accused seven young black men of raping her. They were found guilty and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out, amid a storm of protest from civil-rights advocates and death-penalty opponents.


232 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 29, 1995
ISBN13 9780813918303
Publishers University of Virginia Press
Pages 232
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 17 mm   ·   417 g

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