{"id":357286,"date":"2026-07-01T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-fight-for-civil-rights-isnt-over-george-floyd-lawyer-ben-crump\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:06","slug":"why-the-fight-for-civil-rights-isnt-over-george-floyd-lawyer-ben-crump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-fight-for-civil-rights-isnt-over-george-floyd-lawyer-ben-crump\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the fight for civil rights isn\u2019t over &#8211; George Floyd lawyer Ben Crump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/x7HupWfarWA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the fight for civil rights isn\u2019t over - George Floyd lawyer Ben Crump\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7HupWfarWA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;What&#8217;s worse than telling a lie? 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