Attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute White Police Officers for the deaths of unarmed black men. Next on American History tvs weekly reel america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1974 krontv documentary about Police Brutality in the community and various strategies to reform the Police Department. Almost from the day it was founded in 1848, the folks across the bay in San Francisco have been making jokes about oakland. Theres no there, the poet tryst is supposed to have said. Oakland is no other that faceless other city across the bay. Today californias fourth large es city is a booming center of art and culture. But oaklands new glom more and prosperity are not shared equally by all of its citizens. Nearly half of the population are nonwhite and many are poor. They dont use the coliseum or the airport very much, nor do they hold their share of the jobs created by oaklands new industry, port and transportation facilities. Most of oakla
Brown citizens came here from the south during word war i irk lured by recruiters for government and private industry to work in shipyards and defense plants. After the war, the shipyards closed and many factories moved to the suburbs leaving most nonwhite workers behind. Technology put more worker tons unemployment and welfare lines where they were joined by farmers and farm workers forced off the land by the growth of agri business. During the 50s oakland became a stagnant getto surrounded by the white hills of alameda county. Oaklands all White Police Department earned a reputation for headknocking brutality that left a wellremembered legacy of bitterness in the minds and hearts of many who lived in that time and place. I was growing up in the late 30s and early 40s. At that time the Police Department was perceived as blue and for the most part there was extreme fear in the people at that time when the police came in the community. I remember one specific situation where several you
Oklahoma authorities shoot and kill the man accused of murdering two family members and shooting two officers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The fbi has obtained a search warrant to go through the newly discovered emails belonging to a top aide o Hillary Clinton. Fullback director james comey alerted congress to the emails friday less than two weeks before the election, against the advice of the justice department. Comey is now facing stiff criticism for the timing of his announcement. In an oped piece from the Washington Post former attorney general eric holder said comey made a mistake and wrote, it is up to the director to correct his mistake, not for the sake of a political candidate or people. Hen daniels is here in new york. Good morning. Good morning. The fbi looked through thosands of newly discovered emails that were found on the laptop of clintons top aide huma abedins estranged hus
The massive manhunt is over. Oklahoma authorities shoot and kill the man accused of murdering two family members and shooting two officers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The fbi has obtained a search warrant to go through the newly discovered emails belonging to a top aide Hillary Clinton. Fullback director james comey alerted congress to the emails friday less than two weeks before the election, against the advice of the justice department. Comey is now facing stiff criticism for the timing of his announcement. In an oped piece from the Washington Post former attorney general eric holder said comey made a mistake and wrote, it is up to the director to correct his mistake, not for the sake of a political candidate or protect our system of justice and best serve the american people. Hen daniels is here in new york. Good morning. Good morning. The fbi looked through thosands of newly discovered
Kill the man accused of murdering two family members and shooting two officers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The fbi has obtained a search warrant to go through the newly discovered emails belonging to a top aide of alerted congress to the emails friday less than two weeks before the election, against the advice of the justice department. Comey is now facing stiff criticism for the timing of his announcement. In an oped piece from the Washington Post former attorney general eric holder said comey made a mistake and wrote, it is up to the director to correct his mistake, not for the sake of a political candidate or campaign, but in order to protect our system of justice and best serve the american the fbi looked through thosands of newly discovered emails that were found on the laptop of clintons top aide huma abedins estranged husband, former new york congressman anthony weiner. The late oct