Drug use was a fact of life in the African-American community of Tulia, Texas—but when it became common in white neighborhoods, too, civic leaders grew alarmed. In 1999 they brought in an undercover agent, later found to be a racist with a criminal record, to conduct a sting operation. Dozens of black citizens were rounded up, given perfunctory trials, and handed down unusually stiff sentences of up to 99 years behind bars. This program profiles the Texas sting operation that seemed to be more of a war on blacks than a war on drugs, examining the ties between race, poverty, and the criminal justice system that the incident implies.

California Newsreel Collection

Coleman, Thomas Roland, Crime and race -- United States, Police corruption -- Texas -- Tulia, False imprisonment -- Texas -- Tulia, Judicial error -- Texas -- Swisher County, Drug traffic -- Investigation -- Texas -- Tulia, Race discrimination -- Texas -- Swisher County, Discrimination in law enforcement -- Texas -- Tulia, Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Texas -- Tulia

Herrman, Cassandra (director), Herrman, Cassandra (producer), Whalen, Kelly (producer), Yamamoto, Kenji (editor), Peckham, Linda (editor), Semple, Mike (composer), Herrman, Cassandra (videographer), Whalen, Kelly (director), Independent Television Service (ITVS) (producer), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (producer), California Newsreel (Firm) (distributor)

00:53:49 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, college

Name	California Newsreel
Role	distributor
Telephone	415-284-7800
Address	500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875
Email	[email protected]

2008-01-01

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