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Associated Press: W.Va. Rally Demands Hate Crimes Charges
Charleston Daily Mail: Hundreds gather for hate crimes rally
Nov. 5, 2007
African Americans in Charleston, West Virginia seek hate crime charges against six whites who brutally beat, tortured and sexually assaulted a 20-year-old black woman who they held captive in a trailer for several days. "Hate crimes are out of control in America," said Malik Shabazz, a legal adviser to victim Megan Williams and a founder of Black Lawyers for Justice. "Nooses are being hung and our women are being raped by white mobs."
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