Of course, so I guess it doesn't make too much of a difference in regard to the development of the TL... unless the atmosphere turns even more militant, and some people take it even more seriously
The Selma Massacre
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Of course, so I guess it doesn't make too much of a difference in regard to the development of the TL... unless the atmosphere turns even more militant, and some people take it even more seriously
CBS News, March 9, 1965
WALTER CRONKITE: We are interrupting our regular programming to bring you breaking news from Alabama. US Marshals attempted to enter the headquarters of the Alabama State Highway Patrol in order to arrest officers known to have been involved in the March 7 massacre. They were met by a large group of civilians, some of whom were armed. When the Marshals tried to force their way through the crowd, a confrontation ensued, and shots were fired. Three are confirmed dead, including one marshal, along with 14 injured. Also killed was Eugene "Bull" Connor, former Commissioner of Public Safety for Birmingham, Alabama...
WALTER CRONKITE: We are interrupting our regular programming to bring you breaking news from Alabama. US Marshals attempted to enter the headquarters of the Alabama State Highway Patrol in order to arrest officers known to have been involved in the March 7 massacre. They were met by a large group of civilians, some of whom were armed. When the Marshals tried to force their way through the crowd, a confrontation ensued, and shots were fired. Three are confirmed dead, including one marshal, along with 14 injured. Also killed was Eugene "Bull" Connor, former Commissioner of Public Safety for Birmingham, Alabama...
Oh dear... it seems that local and federal authorities are virtually at war
IMHO, Stokey and some of the BPP types will be just as important. This is post Malcolm, after all...
I highly recommend Akinyele Umoja's "We Will Shoot Back".
If he weren't still working a county job in LA at the time, he might be making some bones defending Coretta.
MARCH 10, 1965
This is NBC News. We interrupt our regular programming of "As the World Turns" for this important news:
David Brinkley: "We have just been informed that President Johnson has ordered units of the 101st Airborne Division to Alabama to restore order. We have also been told informed that the FBI is going to take custody of Mrs. Coretta Scott King." Mrs. King is the widow of Martin Luther King who was among those killed in the shooting in Selma Alabama. The President and FBI Director Hoover will be making a statement at the White House."
This is NBC News. We interrupt our regular programming of "As the World Turns" for this important news:
David Brinkley: "We have just been informed that President Johnson has ordered units of the 101st Airborne Division to Alabama to restore order. We have also been told informed that the FBI is going to take custody of Mrs. Coretta Scott King." Mrs. King is the widow of Martin Luther King who was among those killed in the shooting in Selma Alabama. The President and FBI Director Hoover will be making a statement at the White House."
The President would need a reason to send in federal troops. US Marshals getting in a gunfight in front of the Alabama highway patrol HQ would be that reason.
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