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CA NAACP TAKES UP CAUSE OF CLEARLAKE 3

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Murder, race and unusual legal tactic combine in small town trial

With an explosive mixture of race, death and a rarely used legal doctrine, the case of Renato Hughes Jr. has brought unprecedented attention to remote Lake County, where wine country aspirations overlay a long farming tradition.

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Hughes case dubbed 'Clearlake 3' captures NAACP attention

Leaders from several branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) spoke in a press conference regarding the Renato Hughes murder trial on the courthouse steps in Lakeport Wednesday.

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CA NAACP takes strong stand

Among the many topics discussed at the recent California NAACP (CA NAACP) state conference, was the case of the “Clearlake 3” in which a young man is charged with murdering his two childhood friends when they allegedly broke into a home to buy drugs.

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Nigger (the word), a brief history!

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Thurgood Marshall

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Roy Wilkins

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Rosa Parks

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Marcus Garvey

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Malcolm X

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Jesse Owens

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Frederick Douglass

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