Black men executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman granted posthumous pardons

Martinsville Seven-Pardons

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons Tuesday to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman, in a case that attracted pleas for mercy from around the world and in recent years has been denounced as an example of racial disparity in the use of the death penalty.

CBC | World News

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