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State of Texas to Overturn 39 Drug Convictions in Tulia: In 1999 One White Detective Arrested 15 Percent of the Town’s African-American Population in Drug Sweep

Remember the story of Tulia Texas where in 1999, more than 15 percent of the town’s African-American population was rounded up in a massive drug sweep. In all, 46 people were arrested, 39 of them African-American. They were jailed on cocaine and crack charges.


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