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The Martinsville Seven: Race, Rape and Capital Punishment - Constitutionalism and Democracy Eric W. Rise New edition
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The Martinsville Seven: Race, Rape and Capital Punishment - Constitutionalism and Democracy
Eric W. Rise
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 |