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Shujaa Graham in Memphis

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Last night, Shujaa Graham, an exonerated death row inmate, spoke to a crowd of nearly 60 folks in Memphis, Tennessee. The event was held at Annesdale Cherokee Baptist Church. The pastor there is Rev. Dwight Montgomery. Rev. Montgomery is also the Memphis Chapter president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Annesdale Cherokee Baptist is predominantly African-American, as is Shujaa. Memphis is 60% African-American. 40% of Tennessee's death row is African-American. 40% of Tennessee's death row comes from Shelby County. These facts should indicate the importance and timeliness of the event we had last night. It is vital to the success of the anti-death penalty movement that those advocating for reform are the population that are affected the most by it...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on February 22, 2008 (boomark / email).