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Supporters of Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee, Jr. showed their support and blasted the state and federal prosecutions against him at a news conference at Coffee Makes You Black on North Teutonia Avenue Tuesday, a day after the embattled alderman pleaded not guilty to all federal charges against him.

"There's no integrity there," St. Timothy Baptist Church pastor Mo Fuller said to a cheering throng of about 100 people, many of whom stood behind the podium in a show of solidarity.  "There has been just plain, overt racism and everbody knows that."

Click here to watch video of St. Timothy Baptist Church pastor Mo Fuller delivering the opening prayer at the rally.

McGee has been charged in state court with a number of offenses, including election bribery and conspiring to beat a man he suspected of burglarizing his godfather's house.  He also faces nine federal bribery and extortion charges stemming from alleged shakedowns of bar and tavern owners in his district.  The alderman was arrested Memorial Day and has been held ever since on bail that his supporters claim has been excessive.

"Take note of what is happening to this man," Fuller said.  "There have been inconsistencies, there's has been no code of judicial justice.  I want every black person in the city of Milwaukee to stand up and take a stand against the injustice."

Fellow Milwaukee Alderman Ashanti Hamilton also spoke at the event, calling the McGee prosecutions evidence of "a system gone astray."

"What we are witnessing now is a manifestation of the mistreatment of an elected official," he said.  "Let's correct this, and let's not stand to let our system of justice to be perverted, because it's all of ours.  If we don't correct it, then we stand to be in that position, too."

Click here to watch video of Milwaukee Alderman Ashanti Hamilton speaking at the rally.

Milwaukee County Supervisor James White spoke at length about what he called "unfair" prosecutions targeting African-American politicians and institutions, from the investigation into fraud at the Opportunities Industrial Council to the redistricting that led to Michael McGee, Sr.'s defeat. 

"Many people believe that [the McGee, Jr. prosecution] is revenge against Michael McGee, Sr. for exposing Milwaukee's atrocious record of racial segregartion and segregation to the entire country," he said.  "It is revenge against Michael McGee, Jr. for standing up, speaking out, organizing, and advocating for justice and fairness both for his constituents and the constituents of other African-American elected officials who will not stand up, who will not speak out, and will not publicly advocate on behalf of justice."