I prayed Virginia would end the death penalty. It finally did — and gave other states hope.
2/20/21
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by Tim Kaine,
from The Washington Post,
2/19/21:
In the 19th century, Virginia executed 513 Black people and only 41 Whites. Before the Civil War, the criminal code made certain crimes capital offenses for Black residents that were noncapital offenses for White people. And even after the Civil War, when crimes such as rape were technically capital offenses for everyone, the ultimate punishment was used only against Black people. Fifty-six people were executed for rape or attempted rape in Virginia between 1908 and 1965 — all were Black.
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