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FBI, Ga. authorities probe unsolved 1946 lynchings
Associated PressFederal and state agents swarmed over the backyard of a modest white house in rural northeast Georgia this week in search of clues that could be linked to living suspects in the unsolved lynchings of four people in 1946. Agents from the FBI and Georgia...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Espionage and Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Murder
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A haven from Jim Crow
Chicago Tribune correspondentIDLEWILD, Mich — It's a 4 1/2 -hour drive to here from the South Side of Chicago—which, in the bad old days, could seem an eternity to families seeking a vacation from Jim Crow. Before the civil rights movement, black Americans weren't just...Tags: History, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, The White House, National or Ethnic Minorities
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1950s-style spying: Who's watching you?
Nearly 40 years ago, the FBI was roundly criticized for investigating Americans without evidence they had broken any laws. Now, critics fear the FBI may be gearing up to do it again. Tentative Justice Department guidelines, to be released later this...Tags: Fidel Castro, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lennon, Espionage and Intelligence
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Elkhart church spray-painted with racist graffiti
A church with many black members was spray-painted with racist graffiti, including swastikas and the letters "KKK." Police are trying to determine whether the vandalism at the Unity Church of God could be related to a recent fight in the neighborhood,...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Assault, Racism
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Civil liberties group criticizes new FBI authority
Associated Press WriterNearly 40 years ago, the FBI was roundly criticized for investigating Americans without evidence they had broken any laws. Now, critics fear the FBI may be gearing up to do it again. Tentative Justice Department guidelines, to be released later this...Tags: John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr., Espionage and Intelligence, Civil Rights, Fidel Castro
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US politicians find ways to play on racial fears
Associated Press WriterA Republican congressional candidate in a majority-white Mississippi district runs ads trying to tie his Democratic rival with Barack Obama's former pastor, seen by some as an anti-white firebrand. Democrats distribute fliers accusing the Republican of...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Prisons, University of Chicago, Elections, Thomas Jefferson
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Ga. authorities probe 1946 unsolved lynchings
Associated Press WriterFederal and state agents swarmed the backyard of a modest white house along a windy stretch in rural northeast Georgia this week in search of clues that could be linked to living suspects involved in the 1946 unsolved lynchings of four people. Agents...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Witnesses, Prosecution, Espionage and Intelligence, Murder
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Robert C. Rice
Sun ReporterRobert C. Rice, the superintendent of the Anne Arundel County schools in the mid-1980s who also served in District of Columbia and state of Maryland posts, died of lung transplant complications Saturday at University of Maryland Medical Center. The Arnold...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Larry Campbell, University of Maryland Medical Center
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City police EEOC director upholds bias complaint
Sun ReporterAllegations of discrimination leveled by a black city homicide supervisor against several of his white colleagues were upheld by the Police Department's equal employment opportunity commission director, Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III...Tags: NAACP
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City police EEOC director upholds bias complaint
Sun reporterAllegations of discrimination leveled by a black city homicide supervisor against several of his white colleagues were upheld by the Police Department's equal employment opportunity director, Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said at an NAACP...Tags: NAACP
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