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Racial Injustice Death Penalty

This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Pervis Payne. Tennessee has set two new execution dates, just days after putting to death its seventh inmate in the past year-and-a-half. On Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court ordered an Oct. 8 execution date for inmate Byron Black and a Dec. 3 execution date for Payne. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

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