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A Moment In Time: The Intersection of Race and Gender at the Last Public Execution in the United States

The last public execution in the United States happened in Owensboro, Kentucky, eighty years ago this year. But even before it became a bellwether of the change happening in the judicial and penal systems with regards to the death penalty, it made headlines across the nation for another reason: the sheriff, charged with carrying out the execution, was a woman, who had inherited the position from her husband. Join us as we talk about the history of the case and the sociological implications of this unique series of events.