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Let the Lord Sort Them The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

Maurice Chammah

NEW YORK TIMES In 1972, the United States Supreme Court made a surprising ruling: the country’s death penalty system violated the Constitution. The backlash was swift, especially in Texas, where executions were considered part of the cultural fabric, and a dark history of lynching was masked by gau...

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The book examined the historical rise and fall of capital punishment in the United States, tracing how the death penalty emerged, evolved, and eventually declined.

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His book, Let the Lord Sort Them, The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, explores the rise and fall of capital punishment.

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The book examined the historical rise and fall of capital punishment in the United States, tracing how the death penalty emerged, evolved, and eventually declined.

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His book, Let the Lord Sort Them, The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, explores the rise and fall of capital punishment.

One of the things that you write about in your book, Let the Lord Sort Them, the Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, is the history.

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