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Rev. Pinkney Exonerated, Set Free
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
08 May 2018
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“Nobody ever defeated these people,” but “we’re going to come together and win this war -- it’s goin’ down,” declared Benton Harbor Black activist Rev. Edward Pinkneyfollowing his exoneration on charges of tampering with signatures on an election recall petition. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that Pinkney was convicted by an all-white jury and imprisoned for 30 months for a crime that did not exist. “It gives the community hope,” said Pinkney.

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