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How the Myth of Ferguson Changed America for the Better

MEANS TO END

While many in this country refuse to accept the truth about what happened in Ferguson, it did at least start a much needed conversation about policing.

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A year after Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown dead in Ferguson, Missouri, we can celebrate that this hideous incident has sparked the first genuine debate about black America’s relationship with the police.

However, there is a certain irony as well, in that our initial take on Ferguson has proven to be...

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