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Galveston Police Apologize After Photo Shows Black Man Tied to Horse

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Aug 08, 2019
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The Galveston Police Department was forced to apologize after a photo went viral of two white mounted police officers leading a Black suspect in handcuffs with a rope tied to him.

The disturbing image was widely shared and many noted that it was reminiscent of the slavery era, especially how slave patrollers treated those enslaved people who were caught …

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