February 17, 2025

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Renowned civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump speaks at FSU

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Civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump accepts an award for FSU’s NAACP.

FSU’s Club Downunder held a Golden Torch Lecture Series last Tuesday with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Week. Crump spoke on the inequities within the United States criminal justice system and his ongoing battle to fight racial injustice.

Crump, a graduate of Florida State, has represented the families of many high-profile civil rights cases in the country, including those of Trayvon Martin, Ahmaud Arbery, Martin Lee Anderson, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Dubbed “Black America’s Attorney General” for his hard work fighting racial inequality, Crump’s appearance on campus was a unique opportunity for students and faculty to continue the conversation of justice for Black America.

The event commenced with a few words from Provost Jim Clark about King and his resolute attitude toward racial equality and was followed by a moment of silence to honor King’s life and legacy. FSU’s Rachel Anderson belted out a soulful rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner,” before the FSU Gospel Choir performed the “Black National Anthem.”

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