Bermuda hangings racist?

Title

Bermuda hangings racist?

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Dec 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Interview with Jo Richardson MP on the two Bermudans that were hanged. She said that if the criminals were white and not the victims the killers would have been reprieved from the death sentence. She also looks at the fact there is still a death sentence in the country. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jo Richardson

Keywords

Death penalty; Homicide; Racial discrimination; Hanging; Institutional racism; Bermuda

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