Back to Show
PBS News Hour
Why a majority-white jury will hear Ahmaud Arbery case
Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Southeast Georgia last year. Arbery's death triggered national protests after cellphone video of the incident showed him being chased down and shot over suspected robbery. Questions raised during jury selection continue to put race at the heart of this trial. John Yang reports.