This discussion focuses on topics addressed in several chapters of your text the death penalty and discrimination in the United States. Although first discussed in Chapter 2 the death penalty is also discussed in Chapter 4. Please complete your assigned readings and watch the following videoBlack Death and Dixie: Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Please cite in APA style your textbook as a resource along with two additional credible scholarly resources. After reading the text your scholarly sources and watching the video please discuss thoroughly the following questions.
Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and at least one other scholarly resource. Please properly cite in the body of your work and at the end of your work your minimum of two required references. Please read several of your classmates initial posts and respond to at least two of your classmates posts by Day 7. Your peer responses should focus on the course concepts and be scholarly in nature. Be sure to support any opinions you have with credible scientific evidence.