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

by Dale M Brumfield

Book Overview

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 humane form of capital punishment, as for segregationists, who wanted to stop large crowds of Blacks from congregating and praying in public, and prevent condemned prisoners from being considered martyrs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578720817
• ISBN13: 9780578720814
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Hjh Media
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"