American Civil Liberties Union. “Race and the Death Penalty.” American Civil Liberties Union. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Amnesty International USA. "Death Penalty Cost." Amnesty International USA. N.p., 1 July 2008. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
Amnesty International USA. "Lethal Injection." Amnesty International USA. N.p., 1 Sept. 2009. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
Death Penalty Focus. “Racial Disparities.” Death Penalty Focus: Working for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Death Penalty Information Center. "Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976." DPIC. N.p., 19 Oct. 2016. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
I used this source as a place to find statistics about the amount of executions carried out in different states and regions as well as statistics showing how they could potentially be racially biased. This source broke down the number of executions per region in America. This source allowed me to see that the South has executed an alarmingly high number of people, most of which were not white. This source also made me realize that most of the executions in the South occurred in Texas. This then led me to research Texas’s history of racism so that I could tie that into the argument that claims the South is more racially biased than other regions.
Death Penalty Information Center. "Part I: History of the Death Penalty." DPIC. N.p., n.d. Web.30 Oct. 2016.
This source gave a detailed timeline about the history of the death penalty. It thoroughly described the very first time capital punishment was used. It also went back further in time and discussed how executions have been carried out pretty much ever since humans came into existence. This source described how for centuries the most common punishment for a crime was death, and this was just an accepted way to live. It wasn’t until more recently that people began to actively bad mouth the death penalty and begin to fight to ban it in America.
Dieter, Richard C. “The Death Penalty in Black and White: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides.” Death Penalty Information Center. N.p., June 1998. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Gates, Ph.D. John Fitzgerald. "5 Steps to Understanding Racial Bias." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
I mainly used this source to define what exactly racial bias is. But upon further reading of the article I was able to learn that there are different kinds of racial bias (which I did not describe in detail in my forum). There is explicit bias, implicit bias, unconscious bias, internalized bias, and externalized bias. By knowing what the different types of biases are, it was neat to think about what types of biases were most likely leading to the racial bias in regards to capital punishment.
Gordon, Ed. "An Argument for the Death Penalty." NPR. NPR, 13 Dec. 2005. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
This source was an NPR interview with a well-known advocate for the death penalty, Dudley Sharp. In this interview Ed Gordon focuses mainly on asking Sharp for his opinion on the execution of a specific inmate, Stanley Williams, however Sharp provides much insight as to how he feels about the death penalty and wrongful convictions in general. Sharp is a believer that if in order to execute the wrong person that you have execute a few of the wrong people, then so be it. He also does not view the death penalty as revenge, but rather retribution.
Katel, Peter. “Death Penalty.” CQ Researcher. N.p., 14 June 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
NCADP. "Racial Bias." National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
This source highlighted the many different effects of racial bias in the court system. Rather than just saying that when it comes to the death penalty there is a racial bias, this source gave specific examples of the bias. It described the unfairness of having most white juries for a case in which the defendant is black or another minority. It also gave statistics proving that when there is a white witness testifying against a black defendant they are more likely to be sentenced to death, and that it is more likely that there will be wrongful sentencings due to white juries finding white witnesses more credible.
ProCon.Org. "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed? - Death Penalty - ProCon.org." ProCon.org Headlines. N.p., 3 Mar. 2014. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.
Amnesty International USA. "Death Penalty Cost." Amnesty International USA. N.p., 1 July 2008. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
Amnesty International USA. "Lethal Injection." Amnesty International USA. N.p., 1 Sept. 2009. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
Death Penalty Focus. “Racial Disparities.” Death Penalty Focus: Working for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Death Penalty Information Center. "Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976." DPIC. N.p., 19 Oct. 2016. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
I used this source as a place to find statistics about the amount of executions carried out in different states and regions as well as statistics showing how they could potentially be racially biased. This source broke down the number of executions per region in America. This source allowed me to see that the South has executed an alarmingly high number of people, most of which were not white. This source also made me realize that most of the executions in the South occurred in Texas. This then led me to research Texas’s history of racism so that I could tie that into the argument that claims the South is more racially biased than other regions.
Death Penalty Information Center. "Part I: History of the Death Penalty." DPIC. N.p., n.d. Web.30 Oct. 2016.
This source gave a detailed timeline about the history of the death penalty. It thoroughly described the very first time capital punishment was used. It also went back further in time and discussed how executions have been carried out pretty much ever since humans came into existence. This source described how for centuries the most common punishment for a crime was death, and this was just an accepted way to live. It wasn’t until more recently that people began to actively bad mouth the death penalty and begin to fight to ban it in America.
Dieter, Richard C. “The Death Penalty in Black and White: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides.” Death Penalty Information Center. N.p., June 1998. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Gates, Ph.D. John Fitzgerald. "5 Steps to Understanding Racial Bias." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
I mainly used this source to define what exactly racial bias is. But upon further reading of the article I was able to learn that there are different kinds of racial bias (which I did not describe in detail in my forum). There is explicit bias, implicit bias, unconscious bias, internalized bias, and externalized bias. By knowing what the different types of biases are, it was neat to think about what types of biases were most likely leading to the racial bias in regards to capital punishment.
Gordon, Ed. "An Argument for the Death Penalty." NPR. NPR, 13 Dec. 2005. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
This source was an NPR interview with a well-known advocate for the death penalty, Dudley Sharp. In this interview Ed Gordon focuses mainly on asking Sharp for his opinion on the execution of a specific inmate, Stanley Williams, however Sharp provides much insight as to how he feels about the death penalty and wrongful convictions in general. Sharp is a believer that if in order to execute the wrong person that you have execute a few of the wrong people, then so be it. He also does not view the death penalty as revenge, but rather retribution.
Katel, Peter. “Death Penalty.” CQ Researcher. N.p., 14 June 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
NCADP. "Racial Bias." National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
This source highlighted the many different effects of racial bias in the court system. Rather than just saying that when it comes to the death penalty there is a racial bias, this source gave specific examples of the bias. It described the unfairness of having most white juries for a case in which the defendant is black or another minority. It also gave statistics proving that when there is a white witness testifying against a black defendant they are more likely to be sentenced to death, and that it is more likely that there will be wrongful sentencings due to white juries finding white witnesses more credible.
ProCon.Org. "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed? - Death Penalty - ProCon.org." ProCon.org Headlines. N.p., 3 Mar. 2014. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.