Nichols’ family attorney calls for Memphis to be ‘blueprint’
“We have a precedent that has been set here in Memphis and we intend to hold this blueprint for all America from this day forward,” Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said at the press conference Friday, Jan. 27. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Attorney Ben Crump called for the response from the Memphis Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office to serve as a model for police reform across the country.
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Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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