(RALEIGH, N.C.) A bus driving students from a historically Black college to an economic conference was likely targeted when it was pulled over and searched,
Google Maps Street View(RALEIGH, N.C.) A bus driving students from a historically Black college to an economic conference was likely targeted when it was pulled over and searched, the university's president said. Eighteen students of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and two staff advisers were on their way to the Center for Financial Advancement Conference in Atlanta on Oct. 5 when the bus was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Shaw University President Dr. Paulette Dillard told ABC News Raleigh-Durham station WTVD. The bus was stopped for minor traffic violations, but deputies from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office then allegedly brought drug-sniffing dogs to search through the students' suitcases, Dillard claimed. Nothing illegal was found in the search, and the driver was issued a ticket for "improper lane use" because he was allegedly swerving while driving, Dillard said. Additional informatio
(RALEIGH, N.C.) A bus driving students from a historically Black college to an economic conference was likely targeted when it was pulled over and searched, the university's president said. Eighteen students of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and two staff advisers were on their way to the Center for Financial Advancement Conference in
'Had the students been White, I doubt this detention and search would have occurred,' Shaw University President Dr. Paulette Dillard said of the incident.
Bus driving HBCU students to conference was targeted when pulled over, university president allegesJulia Jacobo, ABC News wttf.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wttf.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.