#10 Bethea talking to an officer, just before he was hanged in the presence of a crowd estimated at 20,000 persons.

Bethea talking to an officer, just before he was hanged in the presence of a crowd estimated at 20,000 persons.

Rainey Bethea: Story and Photos of the Last Person in the United States Who Was Executed Publicly in Kentucky on August 14, 1936

#10 Bethea talking to an officer, just before he was hanged in the presence of a crowd estimated at 20,000 persons.

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