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NAACP Head: Why I Applaud the Death Penalty Repeal

Connecticut became the 17th state to abolish the death penalty Wednesday—a move that the president of the NAACP commends. Ben Jealous tells Newsweek & The Daily Beast why he supports the decision to repeal the practice he calls ‘racist in its application.’

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