Episode 5 - The Story of The Martinsville Seven

This week we tell you the story of seven black men quickly tried, convicted, and executed after the rape of a white woman in Martinsville, Virginia in 1949.

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Protest Letters at the Virginia Governor’s Office

Protest Letters at the Virginia Governor’s Office

Newspaper Photo of the Accused Men

Newspaper Photo of the Accused Men

Protest Flyer

Protest Flyer

Booker T. Millner

Booker T. Millner

Francis Grayson

Francis Grayson

Frank Hairston, Jr.

Frank Hairston, Jr.

James Hairston

James Hairston

Joe Henry Hampton

Joe Henry Hampton

John Taylor

John Taylor

Howard Hairston

Howard Hairston