Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, from the Draft Riots to Trayvon

Trayvon: Tragedy to Travesty

This has happened before, from Emmett Till to Amadou Diallo. Herb Boyd on the lack of justice for black Americans.

Published Jul. 15 2013 12:16PM EDT

articles/2013/07/15/not-this-again-the-ghost-of-past-injustices-from-the-draft-riots-to-trayvon/130714-boyd-trayvon-tease-embed_z6cxji — David Goldman/AP

Like many Americans, my sleep was troubled last night, troubled by the ghosts of past injustices, a feeling given fresh currency by a late-hour not-guilty verdict from Sanford,

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Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, from the Draft Riots to Trayvon

This has happened before, from Emmett Till to Amadou Diallo. Herb Boyd on the lack of justice for black Americans.

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Herb Boyd