(11 Jul 2024)
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Milwaukee – 11 July 2024
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader:
"I know you all got a crowd coming to town talking about make America great again. When was it great? When was it great? And who was it great for?"
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader:
"It wasn’t great that in 2024 you think you can put your knee on a man’s neck until you choke his life out."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader:
"We’re here because this is our brother. And this is their daddy."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader:
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"The assailants have been fired. Well, I think that is good, but not enough. You should not lose just your job when D’Vontaye lost his life."
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader:
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"There is no justice until you’ve paid for the life you’ve taken."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Crump, civil rights attorney:
"And his final words were please help me. Please help me. So we’re here in the call for justice to say to the community and everybody here at Holy Redeemer, we’re going to help D’Vontaye."
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Crump, civil rights attorney:
"Stand up and get justice, because when they kick him and they punch him and they beat him with this metal baton, it was like they were beating us all."
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STORYLINE:
The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a eulogy for a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by security guards at a Milwaukee hotel.
Sharpton’s visit to Milwaukee comes just days before the Republican National Convention begins there.
Several employees involved in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee have been fired, the company that manages the hotel said.
Mitchell, 43, was held down on his stomach outside the hotel, media outlets have reported. Police have said he entered the hotel, caused a disturbance and fought with the guards as they were escorting him out.
The medical examiner’s office has said the preliminary cause of death was homicide, but the cause remains under investigation. No one has been criminally charged so far.
The district attorney’s office said Wednesday that it and police investigators were awaiting full autopsy results and that the case was being reviewed as a homicide.
Sharpton, a longtime activist and leader who serves on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said those responsible for Mitchell’s death have to face justice.
It is unclear why Mitchell was at the hotel or what happened before the guards pinned him down.
Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump, a part of the legal team representing Mitchell’s family, also spoke at the funeral.
Mitchell’s death comes as Milwaukee is preparing for Monday’s start of the Republican National Convention and amid heightened security concerns around political protests.
Sharpton says "I know you all got a crowd coming to town talking about make America great again," then asked "when was it great? And who was it great for?"
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