When: Saturday November 3, 2007 12:00 noon
Location: Charleston, West Virginia. Beginning in front of West Virginia State Capitol Building and Marching through Charleston, West Virginia.
On November 3, 2007 a historic National March will take place in Charleston, West Virginia. This call to action is to support young Megan Williams, who is the victim of one of the worst hate crimes in United States history.
The March is also called to address an unacceptable rise in hate crimes and incidents of injustices currently perpetrated against Blacks or African Americans.
On September 12, 2007, and in subsequent preliminary hearings, it was revealed that Megan Williams, a twenty year old Black Woman, was lured into
These are people who deserve a speedy trial and a fine hanging. Whether or not the alleged perpetrators will be charged with a hate crime, indicted and tried for same remains to be seen.
I can just hear various political agitators howling at the prosecutor to play the race card on this one, but they're not the ones who have to try the case. If he thinks it's a slam dunk and it's obviously a hate crime, then let Jesse Jackson step up to the plate. He won't.
Were I to wager any money on this one, I'd place my money on a plea bargain that the media reports on page 25. Here's a few interesting links:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/williams.asp
http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm