Troy Davis‘ funeral took place yesterday afternoon infront of a crowd of over 1,000.
After all the controversy surrounding Troy’s execution, he has finally, and peacefully, been laid to rest. Here are all the details from yesterday’s funeral:
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated as “martyr and foot soldier” Saturday by more than 1,000 people who packed the pews at his funeral and pledged to keep fighting the death penalty.
Family, activists and supporters who spent years trying to persuade judges and Georgia prison officials that Davis was innocent were unable to prevent his execution Sept. 21. But the crowd that filled Savannah’s Jonesville Baptist Church on Saturday seemed less interested in pausing in remorse than showing a resolve to capitalize on the worldwide attention Davis’ case brought to capital punishment in the U.S.
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SOURCE: [Yahoo! News]
