ɪn kˈænədə hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɔːz sɛlˈɛbɹə æz ˈæktɪvˌɪsts ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ɹᵻsˈiːv ɐ fˈɛɹ tɹˈaɪəl dˈuː tə hɪz ɹˈeɪs ɪf ˈɛkstɹədˌaɪɾᵻd tə nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, ænd kʊd fˈeɪs ðə sˈeɪm fˈeɪt æz hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ.
In Canada he became a cause celebre as activists insisted that he would not receive a fair trial due to his race if extradited to North Carolina, and could face the same fate as his brother.