Jan 30, 2022
4 min read
Sand Through the Hourglass
How to schedule an execution
When Rainey Bethea was put to death on August 14, 1936, most of the United States had ceased public executions. Most. Kentucky was not among them. According to the jury, Bethea deserved to be executed publicly. I’m sure his race had nothing to do with it (eye roll.)
Rainey Bethea was a young black man convicted of a few minor, non-violent…
