Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, like some old bloodhound, has got the scent that he believes will lead him to uncover the truth surrounding the drowning of Nolan Wells in Mississippi. So far, Crump has struck out with the likes of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd, but it does not dissuade him in his pursuit of the allusive modern-day lynching. However, that old dog is clever enough to not publicly say that he knows Nolan Wells was lynched.
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Wells disappeared during a Fourth of July boat trip with a group of high school friends to an island off the Gulf Coast. His body was found in the water days later. Authorities say there are no signs of foul play, and that likely Wells drowned. The only thing that draws Crump’s suspicion is that the friends Wells was traveling with are white. Traveling [in Mississippi] while black, according to Crump, should get you indicted or at least draw suspicion.
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(See also, “The Nolan Wells case fuels anti-white racism” by Olivia Murray.)
Crump is suffering from the regret of not getting to the party early enough. The actual lynchings took place over one hundred years ago. Out West, lynching was summary justice for cattle thieves. In the South, it was reserved for murderers and rapists. In either instance, I can guarantee you that Crump, the clever old dog that he is, would not be putting himself in the line of fire. He is no Atticus Finch. The health and welfare of his bank account is his primary concern.
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