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Board president frames Black History Month around service, sacrifice and the paradox of enforcement
Summary
President Palmer delivered a historical presentation linking Black service in frontier law enforcement and military units to the modern paradox of disproportionate arrests and incarceration; he urged transformation and referenced a ballot effort to remove 'involuntary servitude' language from the U.S. Constitution.
President Palmer opened a Black History Month presentation on Feb. 6 that traced Black contributions to sheriff'type institutions, from Reconstruction-era Black sheriffs to Buffalo Soldiers, Black U.S. marshals such as Bass Reeves, and the Rough Riders. He framed the history as one of service and sacrifice that coexists with…
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