Two young white men assaulted and then killed a black man by driving into him with a pick-up truck in Mississippi's largest city, a prosecutor said yesterday.
It's alleged that the pair, both 18, were looking for a black man to assault in Jackson, with one of them later bragging on the phone to a friend about killing 49-year-old father James Craig Anderson.
Mr Anderson, who is of African-American descent, was run over by a Ford pickup outside a Jackson hotel near dawn on June 26 and died later in hospital, District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith said during a bond hearing for Deryl Dedmon, who is accused of driving the truck.
'Dedmon murdered this victim because he was a black man,' Smith said. 'We do have information that they were rejoicing after killing the victim.'
Smith said Dedmon called a friend after the alleged crime and said: 'I just ran that n****r over.'
He added: 'It was an intentional act and it was a hate crime.'
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
2 white teens run down black man
Racist hate acts are still happening today...
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There is graphic video evidence of this murder online somewhere. Those two racists should be put behind bars for life.
I'm sorry for the death of James Craig Anderson.We must all realize that we have a long way to go when it comes to racial harmony in America.Back in the days of Jim Crow you heard a lot the term "Mississippi's burning"After the shocking death of James Anderson it's apparent Mississippi's fires never went out. Let's remember James Anderson in our prayers tonight and say a special prayer for the loved ones he left behind.
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