We lost an irreplaceable voice for freedom and justice when passed away on Thursday, December 1, after a long battle with cancer.
Martina was the sister of Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis and was instrumental in making the travesty of justice inflicted on him known around the U.S. and the world. People in cities and states across the country were inspired by Martina’s example because she was tireless in speaking out for her brother, even when her own body was wracked by illness. Martina didn’t only speak out for Troy, either but for all the other innocent men and women behind bars, whether on death row or not.
SocialistWorker.org will publish more remembrances of Martina, but here we print her words from the day of Troy’s execution on September 21, as recorded by Democracy Now!

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