Black death in Dixie racism and the death penalty in the United States
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2007.
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eVideo
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English
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2008.
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Description
Challenging viewers to look beyond mainstream media treatment of the death penalty, this program portrays capital punishment as a blunt instrument that disproportionately targets racial minorities and the poor. The film highlights several difficult issues, concepts, and social conditions-including statistics on the racial makeup of America's death row population; questionable convictions resulting from mistaken identification; the emotional and psychological toll on those wrongfully convicted; and the lingering effects of the Jim Crow era-or what many have called America's 20th-century apartheid system-in which lynching functioned as de facto capital punishment.
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Mode of access: Internet.
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Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(20082007). Black death in Dixie: racism and the death penalty in the United States . Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)20082007. Black Death in Dixie: Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States. Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Black Death in Dixie: Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States Infobase, 20082007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Black Death in Dixie: Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States Infobase, 20082007.
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