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In late 1950 and early 1951, seven Black men awaited death in Virginia’s electric chair in the rape of a white woman, drawing attention to Richmond from across the country
By Frank Green Richmond Times-Dispatch In late 1950 and early 1951, seven Black men awaited death in Virginiaâs electric chair in the rape of a white woman, drawing attention to Richmond from across the country and around the world. Letters pleading for mercy flooded the governorâs office along with telegrams from as far away as Moscow. There was picketing at the White House, marches on the state Capitol in Richmond and a prayer vigil there attended by hundreds of people both Black and white â all for naught. The âMartinsville Sevenâ were executed in two g...