Race to Execution

Independent Lens: Season 8: Episode 18

VOTE NOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Play Sound
Please enter your birth date to watch this video:
You are not allowed to view this material at this time.
Independent Lens: Belly of the Beast
Race to Execution

Episode Details & Credits

PBS | Air Date: March 27, 2007
Summary: Independent Lens examines the controversy of racial discrimination within America's judicial system. Statistics prove that a black defendant who murders a white victim is thirty times more likely to face a death penalty than a white man or woman who kills a black victim. This film follows the journeys of two men on death row, Robert TarverIndependent Lens examines the controversy of racial discrimination within America's judicial system. Statistics prove that a black defendant who murders a white victim is thirty times more likely to face a death penalty than a white man or woman who kills a black victim. This film follows the journeys of two men on death row, Robert Tarver in Alabama and Madison Hobley imprisoned in Chicago. Expand
Genre(s): Talk & Interview, Documentary, Arts

Season 8 Episodes

Seasons & Episodes