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Category: 36. Lumbee and Tuscarora activism since
the late 1980's
OBRI001. O'Brien, William. “A
truth to set them free: scenes from Robeson County.” The Other
Side 25 (January-February 1989): 22-28.
10 photographs
Publication type: Magazine article
Reviews several incidents of violence in Robeson
County between
1986 and early 1988 that confirmed for many residents
their
impressions of corruption and oppression of minorities
in the
criminal justice system. Well-written overviews of the
shooting
of Jimmy Earl Cummings by sheriff's deputy Kevin Stone;
the
Robesonian hostage-taking; the death of Billy
McKellan in the
Robeson County jail; the murder of Lumbee attorney and
Superior
Court judge candidate Julian Pierce; and the roles of
Joy Johnson
and Mac Legerton.
Additional subjects: Robesonian hostage-taking | Billy
McKellar | Jimmy Earl Cummings |
Joy Johnson | Bob Horne | Mac Legerton | Julian Pierce
This annotation was edited on: June 24, 2002
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