Racism and the Death Penalty

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This paper emphasizes the factor of race on death penalty recommendations. It shows through studies and quotes how a person's race can either make them more likely to receive the death penalty, or in some cases less likely. It focuses mainly on the unfair sentencing of African Americans. It also addresses the issue of opposition to this idea, and argues against that opposition. It includes possible solutions to the problem of racism in capital sentencing.

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"The United State's legal system, which is supposed to uphold the constitution, is falling short in this endeavor. Equality was guaranteed to us from the very beginnings of this country, yet the death penalty is being issued in a racist and unequal way. People should not have a higher chance of being executed simply because of something irrelevant like their race. Racism in capital punishment was thought to be a problem of the past, but it's still around to this day."

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