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  • Closing the Slaughterhouse
    Dale M. Brumfield
    The death penalty was Virginia’s longest continuing tradition, dating back to 1608 when Capt. George Kendall was shot for treason. Since then, Virginia has executed 1,390 people, more than any other state. This number includes 94 women, 736 enslaved people, and at least 16 children whose ages were verified between 11 and 17.'Closing the Slaughterhouse' exposes the corruption an...
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  • Railroaded
    Dale M Brumfield
    In 1908, at the height of Jim Crow, Virginia switched from public hanging at local gallows to the electric chair in the basement of the State Penitentiary in Richmond. The change was as much a victory for progressive reformers, who desired a more humane form of capital punishment, as for segregationists, who wanted to stop large crowds of Blacks from congregating and praying in...
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  • Theme Park Babylon
    Dale M Brumfield
    “The memo just came out ... everything’s gone crazy.”Spend a bad day with new employee Dale and his behind-the-scenes mentors in amusement park rides maintenance as they make no attempt to salvage the remaining ragged dignity of this family-owned amusement park, a self-described mashup of birthday party and torture chamber, where animals run for their lives, ride safety is ques...
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