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Michael Moore: Man Interviewed by Democracy Now! Inspired My Georgia Boycott Over Troy Davis
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September 28, 2011
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15:22Now Playingwww.DemocracyNow.org - Filmmaker Michael Moore was among the worldwide audience watching Democracy Now!'s live coverage from outside the prison where death row prisoner Troy Davis was executed on September 21 — despite significant doubt of his guilt. Moore describes how he was inspired by one of the people Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman interviewed at the rally outside the prison shortly after news of the execution was announced. The man, who identified himself as Wesley Boyd, immediately called for a boycott of the state of Georgia in response to the execution of Davis. Moore, who watched the coverage told Democracy Now!, "He's right, I've got to do something," says Moore. Immediately, Moore says he asked his publisher to recall all copies of his new book from stores in Georgia, saying, "I don't want any commerce being done in my name in the state of Georgia." When he was told the books were already on shelves, Moore said he would donate proceeds from the sales in the state to the Innocence Project and a voter registration drive. Moore also discusses his previous work on the case of a death row prisoner who shares his name, a topic he writes about in the chapter, "The Execution of Michael Moore," in his new memoir titled, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life."
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