CREATE TABLE table_69977 ("Name" TEXT, "Date of Execution" TEXT, "Crime" TEXT, "Method" TEXT, "Race" TEXT)

What was the race of the person executed on December 27, 1827?
SELECT "Race" FROM table_69977 WHERE "Date of Execution" = 'december 27, 1827'
SELECT "Race" FROM "table_69977" WHERE "Date of Execution" = 'december 27, 1827'