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Birmingham Race Tensions Spur Police Brutality Debate
A Birmingham civil rights briefing details accusations of police brutality against Black residents, recounting a 1980 case where Theotis Crymes was shot in the back and paralyzed. The Inter-Citizens Committee reports numerous complaints, ties to federal investigations, and calls for a stronger uniform code and renewed scrutiny of local police actions amid desegregation gains and ongoing boycotts.
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Birmingham
Fourth Avenue
Martin Luther King
Fred N. Shuttlesworth
Theling
Inc
Veterans Administration
Kenneth Keating
H-N.y
Clif
Todd Case
Phillip Travis
Phillip Jr
Kennan
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Wales
Birmingham Black Barons
C. Herbert Oliver
Inter-Citizens Committee
Collegeville
PBS
Edward Gardner
Alabama Movement
Joe
Inter-Citizens Committee of
Alabama
FBI
Department of Justice
Congress
Federal District Court
Theotis Crymes
Montevallo
Ala
Lodge
Gov. Rockefeller
California
Gov. Scranton
Goy
Scranton
Sen
Goldwater