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February 25, 1999

Police Brutality

Representatives of civil rights organizations spoke to reporters about police brutality and unequal treatment of minorities by law enforcement. They… read more

Representatives of civil rights organizations spoke to reporters about police brutality and unequal treatment of minorities by law enforcement. They called on the president to convene a national summit to discuss the problem. They further called for psychological assessments and training guidelines for policemen and a commission to identify “hot spots” around the nation. close

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Esther Bush President National Urban League->Pittsburgh
Johnnie Cochran District Attorney (Former) Los Angeles County, CA

John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Abraham H. Foxman National Director Anti-Defamation League
Ira Glasser Executive Director American Civil Liberties Union
Wade Henderson Executive Director Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Jesse Jackson Founder and President Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Edward Lewis President Essence Communications
Joseph E. Lowery President Emeritus Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Kweisi Mfume President and CEO National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Karen Nafasaki Executive Director National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
Hugh B. Price President and CEO National Urban League
Al Sharpton Jr. Founder and President National Action Network
Robert Stewart Professor New York University School of Law
Raul H. Yzaguirre President and CEO National Council of La Raza

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Program ID:: 120933-1
Category:: News Conference
Format:: News Conference
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 25, 1999 | 9:30am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Feb 28, 1999 | 12:07pm EST | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

Feb 25, 1999 | 9:30am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 25, 1999 | 4:39pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 25, 1999 | 7:57pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 25, 1999 | 11:41pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 26, 1999 | 4:54am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 26, 1999 | 8:57am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 28, 1999 | 12:07pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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