The body of a young Black man, Demartravion “Trey” Reed, was found hanging from a tree near Delta State University, raising alarm and drawing the attention of civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick, as it rekindled an ugly chapter in American history of violent lynchings of Black men and women.
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60 Years After Malcom X’s Assassination, It’s Time to Wake Up
60 years after Malcolm X’s assassination, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is calling for the declassification of government files to uncover possible involvement of the FBI in the killing.