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The arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.

The scholar's arrest at his own home sparks a national conversation on policing.

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July 16, 2009
The arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The scholar's arrest at his own home sparks a national conversation on policing.

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