How the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case ended up nearly all white — and why it matters
Eleven jurors in the case are white, and one is Black. While the judge acknowledged "intentional discrimination in the panel," he said he was unable to reinstate any jurors who had been dismissed.
After summonses went out to 1,000 people and attorneys questioned potential jurors for more than two weeks, a panel has finally been selected in the trial of the three men facing murder charges for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
But the racial makeup of the jury has been stirring controversy since it was finalized on Wednesday: Only one juror is Black, while the other 11 are white.
The Arbery case became a focal point in the national conversation around race last year after cellphone video emerged showing the three white defendants â Gregory McMichael; his son, Travis
