On the recordOctober 15, 1998
I think that it is clear with an act like this, that no one is free until everyone is free. And in many instances when we have talked about hate crimes as African-Americans, we have talked about the fact that lynchings went on in this country; that even less than a year ago a black man walking home was tied to the back of a truck and drug for miles until his body was decapitated and he of course died with this brutal treatment. Many people said it was too bad, many did not comment, and it passed by. But once again I repeat that no one is free until everyone is free. Who would have ever dreamed that in the middle of Wyoming, a place that is talked about with its tranquility and rugged individualism, would turn to one of the most heinous crimes that we have seen anywhere in this Nation. So I think that we have to rededicate ourselves to taking a look at us and where we stand.
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