Document Type
Newsletter
Publication Year
1961
Excerpt
There lies before me at this writing a mimeographed folder with a picture of an invalided Negro sitting in a wheelchair. The folder bears the caption: "Unprovoked Shooting of (name) by Police Officer Paralyzes Him for Life; Officer Goes Free."
This is the substance of the story which the folder brings: The victim served six years in the armed services. He is the father of three small children. He was driving his car from one city to another at about sixty miles an hour. As he was driving, a car that was being driven behind him suddenly bumped into his car, almost knocking it off the highway. He then pulled over on the shoulder and stopped. The other car stopped right behind him, a red light beginning to flash on the top of it. The victim is then quoted as follows:
Recommended Citation
Lutheran Human Relations Association of America, "The Vanguard (Vol. 8, No. 3), Apr 1961" (1961). The Vanguard. 57.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/vanguard/57
