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Word: bagwoman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1963-1963
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...against Negroes. In the course of a House speech on that subject, Powell declared that one Esther James, a Harlem Negro, had been "extorting money from gamblers for the purpose of transmitting this money to police officers.'' Later, in a TV interview, he called Mrs. James "a bagwoman for the police department." That seemingly pointless attack on one of his own race proved to be a costly blunder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Shutting Powell's Mouth | 4/12/1963 | See Source »

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