Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Lawrence G. Hayes

Founding Member | Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Lawerence G. Hayes believes killing is wrong no matter how and in which way and by whom. He is a founding member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, which started in the mid-1990s at Harvard University.

Presentations from Facing Race 2012

Toward a Multiracial Anti-Death Penalty Movement

As the execution of Troy Davis showed, racism remains a central factor in deciding who lives and who dies in our criminal justice system. Yet the abolitionist movement is largely white. How can such activism involve the communities most affected by the death penalty?

Speakers: Sandra Jones, Lawrence G. Hayes, Barbara Lewis