Then, and NOW?
One day in 1955, I was walking to work after school, late for my job on the "white side" of the tracks.
I was stopped by the Chief of Police, as he yelled from his car: Hey, N*gger!, what are you doing over here? I told him I was going to work and he was making me late. If he didn't believe me (I knew he didn't) he could give me a ride to make up the time. HE DID THAT! I guess cops were a little bit better, then?
That was shortly there-after, when Missouri (post -Supreme Court -- School Integration) decided to "integrate" the police force in my small town. Just about all cops were "beat" cops, or "flat feet" cops. There weren't many cars around in those days.
A hand-picked couple of blacks were selected and given "billy clubs" (night-sticks) and NO GUN!
They were told they could beat Hell out of any black they chose, but had to call a white cop for anything they saw whites doing.
Stay Vigilant! I guess that's why Missourians are convinced, in spite of Ferguson, that they've made "progress"??
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