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The Slow Death of the Death Penalty
Toward a Postmortem
Todd C. Peppers
Mary Welek Atwell
Jamie Almallen
2025
NYU Press
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The Racist Roots of the Death Penalty
Racial injustice was central to the establishment of the U.S. death penalty. Ending racial injustice must be central to its abolition.
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Ngozi Ndulue
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January 13, 2026