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WED: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON TO ATTEND THE TRIAL FOR THE KILLERS OF AHMAUD ARBERY IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA & CONDUCT A PRAYER VIGIL WITH HIS PARENTS OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE
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November 9, 2021
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WED: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON TO ATTEND THE TRIAL FOR THE KILLERS OF AHMAUD ARBERY IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA & CONDUCT A PRAYER VIGIL WITH HIS PARENTS OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE
In Wake of a Nearly All-White Jury Selection, Rev. Sharpton & NAN to Stand By the Family in Georgia & Call on Other Faith Leaders to Pray for Justice
WHO:
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network
Wanda Cooper-Jones, Mother of Ahmaud Arbery
Marcus Arbery, Father of Ahmaud Arbery
Lee Merritt, ESQ, Attorney for the Arbery family
Attorney Benjamin Crump, Attorney for the Arbery family
WHERE:
Glynn County Courthouse
701 H St # 101
Brunswick, GA 31520
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 – 12:30 p.m. (or during lunch break)
Background:
On Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed Black man, was chased by three armed white men in a South Georgia neighborhood and killed. National Action Network has stood by the family in their pursuit of justice and decried the selection of a mostly white jury that consists of 11 white women, three white men and one Black man in a county that is predominantly Black. The judge noted the appearance of “intentional discrimination” in jury selection but said the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing would proceed.
About National Action Network
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality. For more information, visit www.nationalactionnetwork.net
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