Until the Fight to End the Death Penalty is Won
Posted on December 22, 2011
On September 21, 2011, the state of Georgia killed an innocent man.
For years, the NAACP fought hard for the commutation of Troy Davis’ death sentence. Troy had been on Death Row for 20 years for the murder of Savannah, GA police officer Mark MacPhail, despite serious doubts to his guilt.
The NAACP believed that there was too much doubt to execute Troy Davis. And our supporters did too. More than one million of your petitions were delivered to the Georgia Board of Parole and Pardons. You organized protests and rallies across the globe to speak out against this grave injustice. And you joined us online by sharing our message of #TooMuchDoubt to your social networks.
Together, with Amnesty International, we worked to re-open the discourse on capital punishment in the United States. And our #TooMuchDoubt social media campaign garnered global participation. Not only was Troy the second most talked about topic on Twitter this year, our message of #TooMuchDoubt reached 73.8 million people on Twitter.
We weren’t able to help save Troy, but his death serves as a constant reminder of the work we must continue in order to bring an end to the death penalty. “This movement,” Troy said, "started before I was born." And it will continue. With your support, the world will never forget Troy Davis’ name.
Help us continue our fight against the death penalty - donate to the NAACP today and help us make 2012 the year the death penalty is abolished, once and for all.
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