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    Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice

    After a grand jury failed to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, people took to the streets in 170 cities. Some said the lack of indictment proved that in the streets of America, black lives don’t matter.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 12, 2015 • 1 min read

    After a grand jury failed to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, people took to the streets in 170 cities. Some said the lack of indictment proved that in the streets of America, black lives don’t matter. Reaction to the grand jury decision exposed deep racial divisions over how the justice system works in this country. Do America’s multiple justice systems provide equal treatment under the law or do they perpetuate the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow?

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    3. 41:16Re-Assessing LBJ
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jeffrey Stewart

      University of California, Santa Barbara

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      Russell Moore

      Southern Baptist Convention

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      Bryan Stevenson

      Equal Justice Initiative

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    2 of 3
    Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice
    1. 1:44Aurora, Colorado, Braces for Mass Murder Trial
    2. 8:34Blacks, Whites and Access to JusticeYou’re reading this
    3. 41:16Re-Assessing LBJ
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