The Martinsville Seven: Race, Rape, and Capital Punishment

by Eric W. Rise

Book Overview

This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of the case of the Martinsville Seven, a group of young black men executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman in Martinsville, Virginia. Covering... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813918308
• ISBN13: 9780813918303
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"