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Martinsville 7 Granted Posthumous Pardons 70 Years After Their Executions | Death Penalty Information Center

Martinsville 7 Granted Posthumous Pardons 70 Years After Their Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
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New Podcast: Martinsville 7 Advocates Seek Posthumous Pardon for 7 Black Men Executed by Virginia After All-White Jury Convicted Them of Raping a White Woman

John Clabon Taylor were interrogated by police without the appointment of legal counsel and, under threats that they would be released to a lynch mob, confessed to involvement in the rape. After a succession of perfunctory trials before all-white, all-male juries, each was convicted and sentenced to death. Their sentences were carried out in the largest mass execution for rape in the history of the United States. Seventy years later, family members of the men and legal advocates are spearheading an effort to posthumously pardon the men and redress a miscarriage of justice. In the January 21, 2021 episode of the Discussions With DPIC podcast,

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