NC NAACP to Join Vigil for Troy Davis Tonight at Duke University

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, September 28 2011

 

For More Information:  Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, NC NAACP, President, 919-394-8173

                                     Imara-Safi Hoyte, President, Duke University NAACP, 631-338-7187   

 

DURHAM - North Carolina NAACP State President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II will join the Duke University chapter of the NAACP for a vigil honoring the life of Troy Davis today, Wednesday, September 28th at 10:30 PM on the Duke Chapel lawn (401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708) on the campus of Duke University. The program will last a half hour.

 

Rev. Barber said, "This is sad and tragic.  The scriptures teach us, however, that some deaths actually serve to expose evil openly. Some deaths force us to look at evil directly. Some deaths shake us so we become even greater ambassadors for change...and for life."

 

*The rain location is in the Duke University Bryan Center (125 Science Drive Durham, NC 27708).

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