Grace Siegelman is CODEPINK's digital engagement manager and feminist foreign policy project coordinator.
The state of Missouri murdered Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams on Tuesday, September 24, at 6:00 pm Central Time. His last meal was chicken wings and tater tots; his last words were, “All praise be to Allah in every situation!” His execution was the third execution in Missouri this year and the 100th since Missouri reinstated capital punishment in 1989. Khaliifiah had hundreds of thousands of supporters behind him worldwide for decades.
Capital punishment has been around since enslavement, with states like North Carolina using it as a way to squash rebellions and those working to free enslaved individuals. The Jim Crow era continued with lynchings and public executions seemingly becoming interchangeable, with almost all cases of the death penalty being against Black men.
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