The Legal and Social Crisis of Capital Punishment

Henry Schwarzschild currently serves as the director of the Capitol Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. The project seeks to prevent all executions and to abolish the death penalty in the United States. Born in Germany, Schwarzchild immigrated to the US in 1939 and received his education from the City College of New York and Columbia University. He participated in the first desegregation sit-ins in the 1960's and the Freedom Rides in 1961 and worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?