— Rev. Edward Pinkney
"I'm still shaking my head in disbelief at the verdict of guilty. Truth and justice did not prevail but rather political favoritism toward corporate America."
— Rev. Mary Gault, Battle Creek
"When I testified I wanted to say that there is no way possible for Rev. Pinkney to have his hands on those ballots. They come in the mail to each person. Glen Yarbrough is going around bragging now. They don't want anything to change here. All of them are working together."
— Mattie Smith
"Sitting in that Courthouse and observing the transparent irregularities in procedure took me to Mississippi in a faraway decade. It leaves me with more questions. Did Pinkney's supporters, the humanitarians among us, need eight sheriffs lining the Courtroom when the verdict was announced? Why were four fully-equipped police cars outside the front door as we left the building? Why didn't the Judge allow the name of the most pivotal person in the case, Glenn Yarbrough, to give testimony? There are many more questions, but this trial was fixed."
— Libby Hunter
"As a wife and a partner of Rev. Pinkney, I am amazed at the intensity of corruption, racism and injustice being practiced on a daily basis in the Berrien County Courthouse. Yes, I am angry at the corrupt world system. Dr. Martin Luther King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are persecuted by injustice but God has not forsaken us. He is our true and right Judge, not Berrien County. He has the final verdict, not the jury of Berrien County. We stand victorious. We are not defeated."
— Dorothy Pinkney, a life-long resident of Benton Harbor who remembers when the town was white and Black and prosperous. People like her father moved from the South to get factory jobs. Michigan was among the most prosperous states.
"Rev. Pinkney, you are appreciated. God cannot sustain this free and blessed country unless he has a man like you who understands that politics are a part of the church. What you did to recall a corrupt City Commissioner was for the community. Benton Harbor has talked about the problems concerning our city government for years, but there was no action. I pray that what you have done will impact this Nation. God will bless or curse this nation according to the course Christians take in politics. It's time for the people to take a stand to stop this foolishness. During the trial, the court committed numerous constitutional violations. Rev Pinkney was denied a jury of his peers and the Judge barred supporters from observing court proceedings. People in the streets are saying, 'There ain't no justice. The Courts do what they want.' They're working together to deny Blacks fair and impartial justice. What is the church going to do?"
— Belinda Brown
"I've seen time and time again that Blacks have not been well represented in the Courtroom. People can't feel the pain that I as a Black person feel. Even though it was an all-white jury, I know someone's heart wasn't in there. Sometimes the bullies pressure the more vulnerable. Also, this is not a Black and white issue. Yarbrough is Black. The underlying thing is that Rev. Pinkney spoke out. They got Yarbrough to carry out their plans. He has no conscience. He cussed the citizens out in the City Chamber meeting, saying that 'he doesn't respect any of them that are for that Rev. Pinkney.' More and more of the citizens are realizing every day that we're up against a big battle. It's time to stand up."
— Emma Kinnard
"We must all come together as one to help win this battle with Brother Pinkney."
— William X Akbar, Detroit
