jogging while black, and these parents joined a fraternity that no parent wanted to be a member of and with such dignity, they stood up for ahmaud. that ahmaud would never be forgotten, that ahmaud arbery would be in the history books. not only for the state of j georgia but for the united states of america. wanda, marcus, i believe that this is the first time in the state of georgia s history where there has been a conviction for a federal hate crime and you all
to do so should leave at that time. then she welcomed in the jury and at this moment, we are waiting to hear the verdict being read. now, this has been very emotional for everyone involved. just moments before the jury was called back in, we saw marcus, very father of ahmaud arbery going into the courthouse and famed civil rights attorney benjamin crump who s been with the family since the state trial. he was asked his feelings and thoughts and put his hands up he was praying for justice, in his view, would be a guilty verdict for all three men. this is a packed courthouse, really, as people across the world are watching to see what happens in this particular case and bianna, so many people have said, why are we having a federal hate crimes trial when all three men were convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery and the state trial, already facing life in prison, but this is still so important in this country and you asked benjamin crump or
u.s. attorney merrick garland but a special thanks to kristen clark, the first black woman to lead the civil rights division of the united states department of justice. this was very important to her in fulfilling this historic role of saying liberty and justice for all. thank you. thank you, ms. clark. and now, you know, these parents, marcus and wanda, i mean, for almost two years now, you know, tomorrow will be the two year mark for when their son ahmaud arbery was lynched for