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- "The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over," 2021 - Author Johnny Parker II and illustrator Felipe Horas address racial profiling in <em>The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over</em>, published in 2021. Parker's satirical story has a Black driver stopped by a white police officer. The event is portrayed as a game show with the driver asked to guess the bogus excuse for the traffic stop.
- 2021
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"The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over," 2021
Author Johnny Parker II and illustrator Felipe Horas address racial profiling in The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over, published in 2021. Parker's satirical story has a Black driver stopped by a white police officer. The event is portrayed as a game show with the driver asked to guess the bogus excuse for the traffic stop.
- Movie Poster, "Robocop. The Future of Law Enforcement," 1987 - This poster advertised the popular 1987 movie <EM>RoboCop</EM>, set in the year 2000. The new Ford Taurus, introduced in 1986, looked so different that it was used as the futuristic police car. The movie boosted the car's visibility.
- 1987
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Movie Poster, "Robocop. The Future of Law Enforcement," 1987
This poster advertised the popular 1987 movie RoboCop, set in the year 2000. The new Ford Taurus, introduced in 1986, looked so different that it was used as the futuristic police car. The movie boosted the car's visibility.
- Wanted Flyer 442, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy, Eric Starvo Galt, April 17, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI at first identified the assassin as Eric Starvo Galt -- an alias of James Earl Ray -- and issued posters with that name to various law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 17, 1968
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Wanted Flyer 442, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy, Eric Starvo Galt, April 17, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI at first identified the assassin as Eric Starvo Galt -- an alias of James Earl Ray -- and issued posters with that name to various law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- FBI Director Memorandum to All Investigative Employees regarding James Earl Ray, Fugitive, April 22, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued dispatches and memorandums to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 22, 1968
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FBI Director Memorandum to All Investigative Employees regarding James Earl Ray, Fugitive, April 22, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued dispatches and memorandums to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- Watchman's Rattle -
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Watchman's Rattle
- Teletype Message, FBI Identifies James Earl Ray during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation, April 19, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued dispatches and memorandums to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 19, 1968
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Teletype Message, FBI Identifies James Earl Ray during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation, April 19, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued dispatches and memorandums to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- FBI Identification Order 4182 for James Earl Ray, April 20, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued posters to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 20, 1968
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FBI Identification Order 4182 for James Earl Ray, April 20, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued posters to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- Bust Book: What to Do Until the Lawyer Comes, 1968 -
- 1968
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Bust Book: What to Do Until the Lawyer Comes, 1968
- FBI Captures Angela, circa 1970 - In 1970, Black Panther Party members used guns registered to political activist and educator Angela Davis during a deadly shoot-out. Davis was charged with murder and spent 18 months in jail. The transnational, grassroots "Free Angela Davis" campaign emerged in response to her incarceration, spreading awareness of Davis's imprisonment and calling for her release.
- circa 1970
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FBI Captures Angela, circa 1970
In 1970, Black Panther Party members used guns registered to political activist and educator Angela Davis during a deadly shoot-out. Davis was charged with murder and spent 18 months in jail. The transnational, grassroots "Free Angela Davis" campaign emerged in response to her incarceration, spreading awareness of Davis's imprisonment and calling for her release.
- Wanted Flyer 442-A, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy and Interstate Flight - Robbery, James Earl Ray, April 19, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued posters to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 19, 1968
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Wanted Flyer 442-A, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy and Interstate Flight - Robbery, James Earl Ray, April 19, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued posters to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.