Bermuda hangings racist?

Title
Bermuda hangings racist?
Genre
Interview
TX Date
5 Dec 1977
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:04:07
Description
Interview with Jo Richardson MP on the two Bermudans that were hanged. She said that if the criminals were white and not the victims the killers would have been reprieved from the death sentence. She also looks at the fact there is still a death sentence in the country. Interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Jo Richardson
Keywords
Death penalty; Homicide; Racial discrimination; Hanging; Institutional racism; Bermuda

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LBC/IRN, "Bermuda hangings racist?". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0018300231002 (Accessed 14 Apr 2026)