Attorney Benjamin Crump has been at the forefront of some of the highest-profile cases involving civil rights and racial injustice — but acknowledges that much more remains to be done.
Accepting the Social Justice Impact Award Saturday night at the NAACP Image Awards, Crump vowed to “never stop fighting racism and discrimination.”
He said, “I accept this award as more inspiration to continue to be an unapologetic defender of Black life, Black liberty, and Black humanity.”
Crump said he was also prepared to “fight for black history in and out of court”—an apparent comment on the Florida Department of Education’s claim that the AP African American Studies curriculum “lacked educational value” and other changes under Gov. There are rules. Ron DeSantis Banning the teaching of important race theory and prohibiting instruction that suggests any person is privileged or oppressed based on their race or skin color.
Crump said, “We will not allow elected officials to destroy our history, our literature, or our culture – not in Florida or the other 50 states.” “Because it’s so important that black kids and white kids and all kids know that black history matters because black history is American history.”