https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/185/5256/AP3608141879.jpg 925bf55c1a18f2ebcce4fbc6706da812 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Capital Punishment - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Last Public Execution in the United States: Rainey Bethea's Hanging, 1936 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource stf, ASSOCIATED PRESS Subject The topic of the resource The Final Public Execution in U.S. History Description An account of the resource Photograph capturing the public hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky. The photo shows a large crowd gathered as attendants adjust a black hood over Bethea's head moments before his execution. Bethea, a 22-year-old Black man, was convicted of raping a 70-year-old white woman. His hanging marked the last public execution in the United States, symbolizing the end of a grim era of executions as public spectacles. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ASSOCIATED PRESS Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource ASSOCIATED PRESS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-08-13 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ASSOCIATED PRESS, https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/ExecutionAccess-History/77a90efd8d0447a18168e93ebaf6789b Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright 1936 AP. All rights reserved.