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The History Hour: Buddhist on Death Row

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Buddhists and death row

09/01/2021 GMT

Buddhist on Death Row

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How US prisoners turned to Buddhism to face execution, and the truth of a space "strike"

How US prison inmates turned to Buddhism to face execution, and the truth of a space "strike". Plus, decoding the Ebola virus and we hear the world's oldest song.

How US inmates turned to Buddhism to face execution in 1990s Arkansas, and we look at the history of the death penalty in the US with Prof Vivien Miller. Plus, the truth of a space "strike", the 70s book that predicted global decline in 2020, sequencing the Ebola virus and we hear the world's oldest song.

Photo: Anna Cox and inmate Frankie Parker.

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