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Push for exoneration grows in West Memphis Three case

The drama that played out in West Memphis, Arkansas over that past two decades is now playing out on the silver screen.

What's the bigger picture of the West Memphis three?

It started in 1993, when three 8-year-old boys were found murdered and seemingly mutilated in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Bad Old Days Revisited

Image: lunch counter from the bad old days

Imagine a lunch counter where white people freely entered but black people were systematically turned away, being told it was because of their clothes, their hair, or the way they walked.

National Tally Endorser: Southwest Region of the Nation of Islam

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Group or city name: 
Southwest Region of the Nation of Islam
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moratorium
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City: 
Houston
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State: 
TX
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United States
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Southwest Region of the Nation of Islam (Houston, TX)
Group contact person information
First name: 
Robert
Last name: 
Muhammad
E-mail: 

RobertMuhammed [at] msn [dot] com

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0

National Tally Endorser: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod

Resolution type: 
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Group or city name: 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
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Call for: 
moratorium
Date Entered: 
02/07/2001
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Address: 
6931 S 66th E Ave Ste 310
City: 
Tulsa
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State: 
OK
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Zip Code: 
74133
Country: 
United States
Office phone: 
918-492-4288
Fax: 
918-491-6275
Title for tally listing: 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod (Tulsa, OK)
Group contact person information
First name: 
Rev. Floyd M. , Bishop
Last name: 
Schoenhals
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0

National Tally Endorser: Amnesty International Southern Regional Office

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Amnesty International Southern Regional Office
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Call for: 
moratorium
Date Entered: 
10/16/2000
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Address: 
131 Ponce de Leon Avenue #220
City: 
Atlanta
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State: 
GA
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Zip Code: 
30308
Country: 
United States
Office phone: 
404-876-5661
Title for tally listing: 
Amnesty International Southern Regional Office (Atlanta, GA)
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City population: 
0

National Tally Endorser: Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty

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Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty
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City: 
Little Rock
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State: 
AR
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Title for tally listing: 
Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty (Little Rock, AR)
Group contact person information
First name: 
Jean
Last name: 
Rabenold
E-mail: 

jrabenold [at] aol [dot] com

National Tally Endorser: St. Scholastica Monastery

Resolution type: 
Group
Group or city name: 
St. Scholastica Monastery
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City: 
Fort Smith
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State: 
AR
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St. Scholastica Monastery (Fort Smith, AR)
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First name: 
Sister Elise
Last name: 
Forst
Address: 
PO Box 3489
City: 
Fort Smith
State: 
AR

National Tally Endorser: Black Law Student Association, University of Arkansas School of Law

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Group or city name: 
Black Law Student Association, University of Arkansas School of Law
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City: 
Fayetteville
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State: 
AR
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Black Law Student Association, University of Arkansas School of Law (Fayetteville)
Group contact person information
First name: 
Romona
Last name: 
West
Address: 
1378 Fieldstone Ave.
City: 
Fayetteville
State: 
AR
Zip Code: 
72704
Phone: 
501-587-0522

National Tally Endorser: Seeking More Light Church School Class

Resolution type: 
Group
Group or city name: 
Seeking More Light Church School Class
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Call for: 
moratorium
Date Entered: 
12/15/2000
Group location information
City: 
Little Rock
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State: 
AR
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Country: 
United States
Title for tally listing: 
Seeking More Light Church School Class (Little Rock, AR)
Group contact person information
First name: 
Nancy J.
Last name: 
Smith
Address: 
2805 Foxcroft Rd. #603
City: 
Little Rock
State: 
AR
Zip Code: 
72227
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