Word: arresters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...authority in the slums, Perpétuo had to be good, clever-and lucky. He never bothered to arrest small-timers, passed out candy to the kids, found jobs for dozens of ex-cons, personally sent food and clothing to mothers widowed by killers he had not caught up with in time. He could draw his .45 faster than any thug, could shoot so straight that crooks often surrendered when they heard he was after them. Bullets missed him so often that it seemed they would never learn the way. He once climbed unscathed up a hill through a hail...
...refugees come looking for asylum, scholarships, political support, and finances for their operations. Help is usually forthcoming, though seldom the exact quantity or type desired. Most of the refugees are political exiles, forced to flee in order to escape banning orders or arrest. Many are students, who have come north looking for scholarships because higher education is denied them in ther own countries. Others are school teachers, nurses, journalists, or musicians seeking an opportunity to follow their professions free from enforced discrimination and apartheid...
...first arrest shook up a few of the summer volunteers and excited everyone. But the Holly Springs project had over 18 arrests (mostly traffic charges) and soon they too just became an interesting part of the job, "Dave's in jail again? How does he do it, he was just in yesterday...Driving without an inspection sticker?...How soon will he be out? Good. You eaten...
...worker walks up West College Avenue, from the Anderson Chapel. Behind him is a sixty year old Negro woman and behind her a man of the same age. These people are going to register to vote. The three people must walk eight feet apart, or police say they will arrest them...
...worker walks up West College Avenue, from the Anderson Chapel. Behind him is a sixty year old Negro woman and behind her a man of the same age. These people are going to register to vote. The three people must walk eight feet apart, or police say they will arrest them...