Railroaded: The true stories of the first 100 people executed in Virginia's electric chair by Dale M. Brumfield

Railroaded: The true stories of the first 100 people executed in Virginia's electric chair

Dale M. Brumfield

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nonfiction history
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In 1908, at the height of Jim Crow, Virginia switched from public hanging at local gallows to the electric chair in the basement of the State Penitentiary in Richmond. The change was as much a victory for progressive reformers, who desired a more ...

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