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Originally Posted by Paul M
So more white people executed than black.
Some other interesting facts on that site ;
The race of the victims of those who were executed ;
So the majority of victims were white.
Indeed ;
There is nothing like facts to make things look bad one way or another 
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Yes, but Whites make up 550% times the population than Blacks/African-Americans, but executed only 50% more than Blacks/African-Americans, and are at equal numbers on Death Row.
So if you have a population of 100%
Population % on Death Row % Executed
W73%..............43%...................56%
B 13%..............42%...................35%
This shows the weighting of Black/African Americans on Death Row or executed.
And your point about the race of the victims - the percentages almost match the US population percentages, whilst the figures executed or on Death Row are skewed towards Blacks/African-Americans.
Population Victims
73%............76%
13%............15%