Photos: A World Touched by Troy Davis
There were many affected in Davis's last days.
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"I Am Innocent" - On Sept. 21, after having been scheduled for lethal injection three previous times, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 death of Officer Mark MacPhail."I am innocent," he said while strapped to his lethal injection gurney just moments before he was executed Wednesday night. "All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight."In the following pages, BET.com takes a look at those who fought the fight to save Davis’s life in his last days.(Photo: AP Photo/The Savannah Morning News)
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Capitol Stop - Protesters gathered at the Georgia Capitol building on Sept. 20, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia, in a last-minute effort to stop the execution of Troy Davis.
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Amnesty International Speaks - The day before Davis’s death, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International, encourages protestors to sign the petition to save Davis’s life.
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Family First - Troy Davis's nephew DeJuan Davis-Correin talks to protesters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 20, 2011.
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The World Cries Out - Demonstrators express their support for Troy Davis in Paris on Sept. 21, 2011. Despite their efforts, the 42-year-old was executed later that evening.
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Bring Out the Troops - Because of the many protestors who gathered outside of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification prison where Davis was executed on the evening of Sept. 21, law enforcement was called in to patrol the agitated crowd.(Photo: Reuters/Tami Chappell/Landov)
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We Stand Together - From sun up to sun down protestors gathered at Jackson State Prison for the planned execution of inmate Troy Davis.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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Civil Rights for the Civil Fight - The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Isaac Newton Farris Jr., SCLC president, joined protestors at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.(Photo: Davis Tulis/Landov)
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Celebrities for Justice - Outkast musician Big Boi gathers with protestors at Towaliga County Line Baptist Church across from Jackson State Prison the day of Troy Davis’s execution.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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There Was Hope - Lillie Sutton prays after hearing that there is a delay in the originally-planned execution of Troy Davis. At 11:08 p.m. EST Davis was declared dead.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)
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Family Fighting for Davis - Kimberly Davis, standing, and Martina Correia, seated, sisters of death row inmate Troy Davis, react outside the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson during the delay of their brother’s execution.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)
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Fellowship While We Wait - Rev. Raphael Warnock, right, of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the spiritual home of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., greets a protestor as they wait to hear the news from the Supreme Court on Sept. 21, 2011.(Photo: David Tulis/ Landov)
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Supreme Court Says No - Monica Barrow of California reacts to news that Troy Davis has no more legal options as they stand outside of the Jackson State Prison.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)
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No More Legal Hope - Unitarian minister Lynn Hopkins (left) consoles her spouse, Carolyn Bond, after hearing that the U.S. Supreme Court denied Davis’s last minute appeal to live.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)
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Support From Each Other - Demonstrators console each other after hearing the news that the U.S. Supreme Court denied Davis’s last-minute appeal.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)
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Minutes Until His Demise - A supporter quietly looks to the sky as he awaits the execution of Troy Davis.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images)