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Tulia, race, cocaine, and corruption in a small Texas town, Nate Blakeslee

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Tulia, race, cocaine, and corruption in a small Texas town, Nate Blakeslee

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tulia

Oclc number

60705704

Responsibility statement

Nate Blakeslee

Sub title

race, cocaine, and corruption in a small Texas town

Summary

Those familiar with the travesty of justice that led to multiple bogus drug arrests in the small Texas town of Tulia only from newspaper accounts will be outraged anew at this eye-opening narrative that bears comparison to such courtroom and litigation classics as A Civil Action. This devastating indictment of the toll taken by the war on drugs, viewed through the prism of one small community, is a masterpiece of true crime writing. Award-winning reporter Blakeslee broke the story for the Texas Observer in 2000 and has produced a definitive account, deftly weaving the history of the growth and decline of Tulia with the stories of those caught up in the racist frame by narcotics officer Tom Coleman

Table Of Contents

Prologue: March 20, 2003 -- Busted -- The richest land and the finest people -- Bootie's empire -- The mayor of Vigo -- "Deep cover" -- Officer of the year -- Donnie Smith -- Freddie Brookins Jr. -- One riot, one ranger -- Black cards and white cards -- The jump out boys -- Sin and redemption -- East meets west -- Doing time -- The tide turns -- The "Dream Team" -- The hearing -- Negotiation -- Out the front door -- Epilogue: Summer 2005

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