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Henry Louis Gates Arrested

BOSTON (AP) -- , the nation's pre-eminent black scholar, is accusing Cambridge police of racism after he was arrested while trying to force open the locked front door of his home near Harvard University. Cambridge police were called to the home Thursday afternoon... Full Article at The New York Times

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  1. They did not believe him when he said that he was in his own home ... He was totally mistreated in this incident.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 6 months ago
  2. We do not believe that this arrest would have happened if Prof Gates was white ... It really has been very unsettling for African-Americans throughout Harvard and throughout Cambridge that this happened.
    SOURCE: BreakingNews.ie 6 months ago
  3. While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence ... I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me.
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 6 months ago
  4. I was obviously very concerned when I learned on Thursday about the incident
    – Drew Gilpin Faust2 SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 6 months ago
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