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Gov. Ralph Northam asked to posthumously pardon Martinsville 7 Seven Black men were executed for raping a white woman in 1949, but some say investigation was a sham Updated:  Tags:  MARTINSVILLE, Va. – As Black History Month begins, a Southside group is calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to pardon seven men from a case more than 70 years ago. The Martinsville Seven are seven Black men, executed after they were convicted of raping a white woman in 1949. Now decades later, they continue to question the integrity of the investigation. The newspaper headline from “The Afro-American” read “Doomed Seven Calm to End” and some in Southside said it’s a headline we still see repeating 72 years later.

United statesCordelia hollandRalph northamNick matuszewskiCollege of williamMary criminal law societyLaw societyMartinsville seven initiativeMartinsville sevenSeven calmCriminal law societyஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்கோர்டெலியா ஹாலண்ட்ரால்ப் நார்தாம்நிக் மத்துஸ்ஜேவிஸ்கிகல்லூரி ஆஃப் வில்லியம்