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October 3, 2011

Thousands Attend Funeral For Executed Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis 
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Thousands of people packed the Jonesville Baptist Church in Savannah
Georgia on Saturday for the funeral of Troy Davis. The state of Georgia
executed Davis last month for the murder of a police officer despite
widespread doubt about his guilt. Seven of the nine witnesses who
originally testified against Davis later recanted or changed their
testimony. Speakers at Saturday's funeral include Benjamin Jealous
president of the NAACP.

Benjamin Jealous, President of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People: "Troy's last words that night were he
told us to keep on fighting, keep on fighting until his name is finally
cleared and Georgia admits what Georgia has done. But most importantly,
keep on fighting until the death penalty is abolished and this [the
execution] can never be done again to anyone else."



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