8th Amendment : the death penalty /

"Travel to Huntsville, Texas, the execution capital of the world and the frontline of one of America's most polarizing political issues--the death penalty. Listen as protesters and supporters discuss capital punishmnent. Learn the history of the death penalty in the U.S., and follow the ac...

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Corporate Authors:	Discovery Channel (Firm), Summer Productions, Discovery Channel School, Lumiere Productions, Tapestry International (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pomeroy, Ali, Masterson, Peter
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Bethesda, MD : Discovery Channel School, [2002]
Subjects:	United States. > Constitution. > 8th Amendment. Capital punishment > United States. Capital punishment > Texas. Executions and executioners > Texas. Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. Death row inmates > Texas. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	"Travel to Huntsville, Texas, the execution capital of the world and the frontline of one of America's most polarizing political issues--the death penalty. Listen as protesters and supporters discuss capital punishmnent. Learn the history of the death penalty in the U.S., and follow the account of a death row inmate's final hours."--Container.
Item Description:	"Assignment Discovery." Includes a portion of television program originally produced by Lumiere Productions, Inc. and Tapestry International Productions, Ltd. for the Discovery Channel. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (51:16) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide (8 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Grades 9-12.
ISBN:	1587383772