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Chokwe Lumumba's General Election Report

Democratic nominee Chokwe Lumumba's campaign finance report for the general election, filed May 29, 2013.

Deleted Quentin Whitwell FB Thread About Write-In Campaign

In this Facebook thread on his public-figure page, Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell addressed the write-in campaign controversy from vacation. He has since deleted it.

Statement of Organization for a Political Committee

Citizens for a Better Jackson PAC

Statement of Organization for Citizens for a Better Jackson political-action committee.

Lumumba as 'Race Traitor'?

This flyer, calling Chokwe Lumumba a "race traitor," showed up on cars outside several churches two days before the mayoral runoff.

Miss. Supreme Court Order on Lumumba Reinstatement to Bar

The Mississippi Supreme Court reinstated Chokwe Lumumba in January 2007 after a six-month suspension for courtroom behavior.

Mississippi Bar Suspends Chokwe Lumumba for 6 Months

This document also include then-Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James Graves' dissent. (He is now a 5th Circuit Judge.)

Lumumba v. State

This 2003 document details Lumumba's appeal to the Court of Appeals

Henry Clay Patton v. Mississippi

In 2001, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Henry Patton's convictions. This document also shows that the trial court, in front of Judge Marcus Gordon, erred in using an improper "send a message" argument against Lumumba's client.