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Galveston Mounted Police Officer Said Leading Man By Rope Would Look ‘Bad’

Juan A. Lozano, AP

Posted on October 3, 2019 · Protesters last month demanded that the officers’ body camera footage be released.

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Houston Matters

Are Mounted Police Units Still Necessary?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 15, 2019 · In the wake of a controversial photo in Galveston, we discuss their history and relevance.

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Texas

Fallout Continues Over Arrest Of Galveston Man Who Was Led By Rope

HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 13, 2019 · Donald Neely’s family wants body-cam footage to be released and the Texas Rangers will investigate the arrest.

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Galveston Police Chief Apologizes After Mounted Officers Lead Man By Rope

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 6, 2019 · The arrest of Donald Neely took place on Saturday. The Galveston Police Department has since changed their policy to prevent the use of this technique.

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Veteran Dallas Officer To Become Galveston Police Chief

Associated Press

Posted on December 15, 2017 · Vernon Hale has been with the Dallas Police Department since 1992

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The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

John Burnett, NPR

Posted on June 20, 2022 · Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

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Town Square

LIVE from historical Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas – the birthplace of Juneteenth

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 17, 2022 · Today, we're on location where African Americans were officially declared free from slavery on June 19, 1865. Our conversation reflects on a time of celebration, while learning the history and the deeper meaning of the Juneteenth holiday itself.

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 51: Someday, Will We Ever Be Free?

Eddie Robinson

Posted on June 17, 2022 · The grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, joins a special edition of I SEE U and shares her perspective on the commercialization of this cultural event one year after she paved the way for it to become a federal holiday

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Houston Matters

Chronicling a crisis in American democracy (June 16, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 16, 2022 · On Thursday's show: New York Times correspondent Jonathan Martin discusses his book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. And we visit Juneteenth historical sites in Galveston.

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