The Death Penalty and the DisadvantagedA collection of essays that provide a variety of opinions about the death penalty, presenting an overview of execution methods, and discussing the death penalty as it relates to race, innocence, and the disadvantaged. |
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Ideas in Conflict | 6 |
INTERPRETING EDITORIAL CARTOONS | 20 |
THE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT | 38 |
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