Black death in Dixie racism and the death penalty in the United States

DVD 2008

Portrays capital punishment as an instrument that disproportionately targets racial minorities and the poor. Highlights statistics on the racial makeup of America's death row population, mistaken identification, the toll on those wrongfully convicted, and the effects of the Jim Crow era.

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African American prisoners Southern States

Capital punishment Southern States

Criminal justice, Administration of Southern States

Death row inmates Alabama

Death row inmates Southern States

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ISBN:

9781421390864

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color with black and white stills ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

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Racism and the death penalty in the United States [DVD]

Notes:

Originally produced as an episode of the Irish public television program What in the world? in 2007
Photography, Michael O' Rourke ; consultant, William Schabas ; editor, Séamus Callagy
Host, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
DVD
Licensed for public performance
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

677774

Other Authors:

Callagy, Séamus
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
KMF Productions
Nelson, Gerry
O' Rourke, Michael
Óg Ó Hailpín, Seán
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Schabas, William, 1950-

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