News & Stories Race & Identity A new book returns to America's final public hanging Derek Operle December 07, 2025 / 2:01 pm A new book examines the racist background of the last public hanging in the U.S. when tens of thousands of people came to watch in a small Kentucky town. Why you can trust KUOW Recommended Stories 'Black lives do matter. People do matter. Everybody is somebody': Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit to KUOW February 17, 2026
'Black lives do matter. People do matter. Everybody is somebody': Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit to KUOW February 17, 2026
