We hope you find today's episode appealing, because today History Woes covers a history hoe request! First, Lexi covers the history of the Public Defenders Office. Then, Morgan recounts the dark history of the death penalty. Thanks Michael for your support and your requests!
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History of the Public Defenders Office
https://www.calbarjournal.com/June2011/TopHeadlines/TH1.aspx
https://www.cccba.org/article/the-first-female-lawyer-in-california-clara-s-foltz/#:~:text=Once%20the%20bill%20passed%2C%20Foltz,to%20the%20California%20State%20Bar.
https://sixthamendment.org/the-right-to-counsel/history-of-the-right-to-counsel/understanding-gideons-impact-part-2-the-birth-of-the-public-defender-movement/#:~:text=The%20nation's%20first%20public%20defender,up%20all%20over%20the%20state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_v._Wainwright
https://sixthamendment.org/the-right-to-counsel/history-of-the-right-to-counsel/understanding-gideons-impact-part-1-right-to-counsel-services/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/sara-mayeux-free-justice-public-defenders/
History of the Death Penalty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_execution
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/history-of-the-death-penalty/
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/ouch-8-of-the-most-brutal-methods-of-execution-from-the-ancient-world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kemmler
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/race
https://www.justice.gov/archive/dag/pubdoc/deathpenaltystudy.htm
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