Stanley “Tookie” Williams Executed: Views from the Memorial Service/Funeral
A mourner wears a Crips gang shirt as he sits in a pew at Bethel A.M.E. church during the funeral of Stanley Tookie Williams in Los Angeles December 20, 2005. The 51-year-old Williams co-founded the Crips gang and was convicted for murder, but advocated against gang life after he was sent to prison. He was put to death by lethal injection December 13 after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to commute his sentence.
The casket of Stanley Tookie Williams is brought into Bethel A.M.E. church at his funeral in Los Angeles December 20, 2005.
Mourners watch as the casket of Stanley Tookie Williams is brought into Bethel A.M.E. church at his funeral.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson (2nd L) watches as the casket of Stanley Tookie Williams is brought into Bethel A.M.E. church at Williams funeral.
Stanley Tookie Williams’ Memorial Service
Statesman-Like Service to Take Place on Tuesday
RICHMOND, CA – The memorial service for peacemaker Stanley Tookie Williams will take place Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 12 noon. The service will take place at Bethel A.M.E. located at 7900 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The service will be open to the public, but seating is limited. Overflow viewing will take place outside of the church on jumbotron screens.Among the participants will be Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., Bruce Gordon of the NAACP, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, recording artist Snoop Dogg, human rights advocate Bianca Jagger, and Williams’ long time advocate and friend Barbara Becnel.
The Stanley “Tookie” Williams Memorial Service will not be carried live but will be made available via on-demand webcast from FinalCall.com News in conjunction with SaveTookie.org.
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