This Land: A Specter of Past Executions Resurfaces in Tennessee

For generations, the electric chair loomed in the public consciousness as the ultimate deterrent, so powerful that lights dimmed when the switch was thrown. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Capital Punishment

Topics: thrown, switch, dimmed, lights, powerful, deterrent, ultimate, consciousness, public, loomed, chair, electric, generations, Tennessee, Resurfaces, Executions, Specter

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