Chapter 18. Coming Home

Virginia Christian was executed on 16 August 1912 and her body transported to Hampton. Over 1,500 people attended her funeral. She was buried in the First Baptist Church cemetery on 18 August.

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Certification of Execution of Virginia Christian, August 16, 1912, Elizabeth City County (Va.) Commonwealth versus Virginia Christian, 1912.

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Virginia Christian Paid Penalty of Her Crime this Morning, Times-Herald (Newport News), August 16, 1912.

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Virginia Christian Goes to Chair Today, Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.), August 16, 1912.

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Virginia Christian Pays Penalty of Crime, Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.), August 17, 1912.

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She Pays the Penalty, Richmond Planet, August 24, 1912.

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Today's Execution (Editorial), Hampton Monitor, August 16, 1912.

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Death Certificate of Virginia Christian (died August 16, 1912)

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Christian Girl's Body Expected, Times-Herald (Newport News), August 17, 1912.

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Virginia Christian Buried Yesterday - Many Attend, Times-Herald (Newport News), August 19, 1912.

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Virginia Christian to Be Buried Today, Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.), August 18, 1912.

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The Last of Virginia Christian, Richmond Planet, August 31, 1912.