Mothers of the Movement
Mothers of the Movement
The Mothers of the Movement group is made up of the mothers of black men, women and children whose deaths turned them into martyrs and inspired the Black Lives Matter movement.
Of the seven victims, four were killed in encounters with law enforcement.
“Mothers of the Movement” are featured speakers during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
They will be speaking on Tuesday, July 25, alongside former President Bill Clinton.
The Mothers:
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, who died in a chokehold administered by a NYPD officer.
Sybrina Fulton the mother of Trayvon Martin, a teenager killed by Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
Maria Hamilton mother of Dontré Hamilton, who was killed by a Milwaukee police officer.
Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, who was shot by a man at a Florida gas station for playing his music too loud.
Lezley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, who was killed by Ferguson Police
Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago teenager who was shot while in a park with friends.
Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail after being imprisoned for a traffic violation.
Many of the mothers appeared in a campaign advertisement endorsing Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton for president, saying she was the best candidate to make progress on police reform and preventing gun violence.