While it's not a song, in my opinion this video statement by Judge Mathis' on Troy Davis should join the ranks of such significant and notable statements by African Americans as Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech and speeches by Fredeick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Jesse Jackson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBdP6INHlE

Judge Mathis Weighs in on the execution of Troy Davis

I transcribed that video for the historical, sociological, and cultural record and posted the video and its transcription on this page of my Cocojams's website: http://www.cocojams.com/content/georgia-has-blood-its-hands-judge-mathis-statement-about-troy-davis-execution


Note: that Judge Mathis did not give the title "Georgia Has Blood On Its Hands" to his statement. I lifted that title from the last sentence of his statement.

For those who aren't familiar with Judge Greg Mathis, he is an African American retired judge from Michigan and has a popular American syndicated court television show.

Hat tip to my facebook friend Alan Moorhouse for alerting me to this thread.