Aug. 12, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON _ The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi supports Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's full prosecution of everyone involved in the June 26 slaying of James Craig Anderson, who was the victim of an alleged hate crime. A surveillance video recently released to the media appears to show how the brutal crime unfolded. The allegation is that Anderson was targeted based on his race. The ACLU of Mississippi is monitoring the investigation.
"The murder of James Craig Anderson was a cowardly act of violence that reminds us of the racial hatred that continues to plague the South," said Nsombi Lambright, executive director of the ACLU of Mississippi
