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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a dedicated death pena

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a dedicated death penalty abolitionist. This MLK Day, we reflect on the connection between Dr. King's legacy of nonviolence and the movement to abolish the death penalty.

In 1952, at the young age of 16, Alabama high school student Jeremiah Reeves was accused of sexually assaulting a white woman. In a rushed trial, an all-white jury sentenced him to die. His defense argued that law enforcement had coerced his confession by strapping him to an electric chair and threatening to flip the switch immediately unless he declared his guilt.

Reeves spent 6 years on death row as his case moved through the appeals process. Dr. King became a strong advocate for Reeves, but the state still put him to death. In 1958, just 9 days after Reeves' killing, Dr. King led a march, the Prayer Pilgrimage, to the steps of the Alabama capitol. In front of a crowd of more than 2,000 people, Dr. King boldly proclaimed the injustices of the death penalty: "It is the severity and inequality of the penalty that constitutes the injustice."

Reeves' execution was a flashpoint for civil rights advocates, one of a long series of injustices that fueled the Montgomery bus boycott and the Civil Rights Movement more broadly.

Throughout his life, Dr. King repeatedly spoke out against the death penalty, which he saw as racist, brutal, antiquated, and fundamentally in opposition to his theory of nonviolence.

Read more about how we can honor Dr. King's legacy by ending the death penalty on our website: nccadp.org/mlk-day-2026

#NoMoreDeathRow #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr #EndTheDeathPenalty

Ready to get mobilized? Join us Tuesday, January 2

Ready to get mobilized? Join us Tuesday, January 27 for our first Death Penalty 101 session of the year!

Learn about the state of capital punishment in North Carolina, including ways you can get involved in the movement to end state killing. If you're ready to plug in, this is the place to start.

When: Tuesday, January 27 from 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Zoom

Register at bit.ly/NCCADPJan2026 or at the link in our bio.

#NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #NCCADP #DeathPenalty101

One year ago today, Governor Cooper, on his final

One year ago today, Governor Cooper, on his final day in office, announced commutations for 15 men on death row. This news came at the close of our multi-year Commutations Campaign – a testament to the power of this community's organizing and advocacy.

A year later, we continue to rejoice for these 15 lives spared:

Hasson Bacote
Isiah Barden
Nathan Bowie
Rayford Burke
Elrico Fowler
Cerron Hooks
Guy LeGrande
James Little
Robbie Locklear
Lawrence Peterson
William Robinson
Christopher Roseboro
Darrell Strickland
Timothy White
Vincent Wooten

Victories like these remind us what's possible when people resist and dare to imagine something better.

Even after these commutations, North Carolina continues to have the 5th largest death row in the nation. Here at NCCADP, we will not stop working until the racist, error-prone, and inhumane death penalty is no longer a threat in North Carolina.

If you believe in a future without the death penalty, one great way to show your support is with your dollars. Consider making a tax-deductible gift to NCCADP at nccadp.org/donate or donating by mail at 3326 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Building D, Suite 201, Durham, NC 27707.

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