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In Historic First, Governor Hogan Issues Full Posthumous Pardon For Victims of Racial Lynching | Southern Maryland News Net

May 9, 2021 Governor Larry Hogan issued a full posthumous pardon for 34 victims of racial lynching in Maryland between 1854 and 1933, on the basis that these extrajudicial killings violated fundamental rights to due process and equal protection of law. It is the first time in history that a governor has issued a blanket pardon for the victims of racial lynchings. โ€œThe State of Maryland has long been on the forefront of civil rights, dating back to Justice Thurgood Marshallโ€™s legal battle to...
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Gov. Larry Hogan pardons 34 victims of racial lynching

Print Associated Press Marylands governor on Saturday posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were denied legal due process against the allegations they faced. It was a first-of-its-kind pardon by a governor of a U.S. state. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the order at an event honoring Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old who was dragged from a jailhouse and hanged from a tree by a mob of white men in 1885 before his attorneys coul...
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Gov. Larry Hogan pardons 34 victims of racial lynching

Print Associated Press Marylands governor on Saturday posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were denied legal due process against the allegations they faced. It was a first-of-its-kind pardon by a governor of a U.S. state. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the order at an event honoring Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old who was dragged from a jailhouse and hanged from a tree by a mob of white men in 1885 before his attorneys coul...
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34 Racial Lynching Victims Pardoned Posthumously By Gov. Hogan

Reply Gov. Larry Hogan on Saturday issued a full posthumous pardon for 34 Maryland victims of racial lynching between 1854 and 1933, and said the fundamental rights of the slain were violated. The announcement came at a Towson event in honor of Howard Cooper. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) TOWSON, MD โ€” Full posthumous pardons for 34 Maryland victims of racial lynching between 1854 and 1933, were issued Saturday by Gov. Larry Hogan. The announcement came at a Towson event in honor of Howard ...
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