"The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process. And it goes state by state, and it's different in different states."

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Source: Burl Ives (2017). “Wayfaring Stranger”, p.120, Pickle Partners Publishing

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Burke Marshall

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Burke Marshall was a prominent civil rights attorney known for his role in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, advocating for racial equality in America.

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