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...charges. He did say that there has been greater cooperation between the Afro-American Studies Department and other departments this year than in the past. He said that his department has developed working relationships with the East Asian Studies and Economics Departments. Nwafor said in his statement that Geneva Smitherman, lecturer on Afro-American Studies, left the department earlier this year "in sheer disgust at the rapidly deteriorating state of affairs...
Alabama's white authorities, who in some past instances have been less than notable in their pursuit of justice, went at this case with special vigor. Mayor Joe Smitherman of Selma told Public Safety Director Wilson Baker to spare nothing in the investigation. Baker and two aides flew to San Francisco to question contributors to DCVL, last week spent five days in New Jersey and Ohio on the same mission...
They waited and waited. Finally Smitherman and Pilcher decided that Race Horse probably did not intend to return. They also realized they were minus...
...hours later Race Horse was arrested, after he bragged at a crap game that he had conned the mayor of Selma. He was charged with grand larceny by trick. Police contacted Smitherman and Pilcher, and they allowed as how they were missing some money...
...Gosh, No." Reporters heard of the episode, and at a police-station conference the pair gave their recollections. "We just wanted a drink of whisky," said Pilcher. Smitherman said he just wanted some food. The official police report said they had sought "some entertainment." When newsmen asked if the subject of women ever came up during their discussions with Race Horse, Pilcher said, "Not women, definitely not women. Women were never mentioned." The mayor gasped, "Gosh, no." Smitherman said he had given Race Horse $7-$3 for the membership, $2 for the cab, $2 for a tip-and that Edwards...