On Tuesday, five days after their son was shot, Bradford’s family received a call from Hoover police, Crump told the Guardian. The family has also received the body of their dead son, in preparation for his funeral, where the Rev Jesse Jackson will deliver the eulogy, he added.
It was all too much for Bradford’s mother. She was the last to address the crowd on Tuesday evening in Birmingham. After holding up a picture of her son, she couldn’t get past her first thought.
“Thanksgiving will never be the same,” April Pipkins began. She paused, looked at the ground, rubbed her temples, then collapsed. Faith leaders encircled her, praying as she lay on the floor.
