7 Black Men Executed For An Alleged Rape In 1951 Pardoned 70 Years Later

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7 Black Men Executed For An Alleged Rape In 1951 Pardoned 70 Years Later

By Victor Omondi Seven Black men who were hanged for suspected rape have been pardoned 70 years later. According to CNN, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued posthumous pardons to the 'Martinsville Seven,' a group of young Black males who were hanged in 1951 for the alleged rape of white lady Ruby Stroud Floyd. The verdict […]

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