S5E7: Revisiting connections between lynching and the death penalty as Tennessee resumes executions

Tennessee recently scheduled its first executions after a five-year hiatus. In this episode, we host a conversation between Steven Hale, author of “Death Row Welcomes You” based in Nashville, and Margaret Vandiver, author of “Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South” to talk about the connections between lynching and the death penalty.

Resources mentioned in this story:

• “Death Row Welcomes You” by Steven Hale
• “Lethal Punishment” by Margaret Vandiver
• Death Penalty Information Center
• Tennessee Death Row Prisoners Ask Governor Lee to Halt Scheduled Executions While Courts Assess Constitutionality of New Lethal Injection Protocol by Death Penalty Information Center