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Episode 167: Amateur Hour | Henrietta Lacks and Lesley Wegner/Sylvia Gonzalez Mar 22, 2023

Show notes

Hillary and Tina cover Henrietta Lacks and Lesley Wegner and Sylvia Gonzalez.

Tina’s Story
Lesley Wenger and Sylvia Gonzales served on the Castle Hills, Texas city council in 2018. BUT when things didn’t go their way, they plotted a coup.

Hillary’s Story
Henrietta Lacks contributed to medical science through her illegally harvested immortal cell tissue. BUT when her family finds out, they call for reform and recognition of her contributions.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Brittannica
Henrietta Lacks

CNN
Estate of Henrietta Lacks sues biotechnical company for nonconsensual use of her cells--by Taylor Romine

History
Henrietta Lacks: How Her Cells Became One of the Most Important Medical Tools in History--by Rebecca Skloot

Hopkins Medicine
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Nature
Henrietta Lacks: science must right a historical wrong

The New York Times
Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken Without Her Consent, Is Honored by W.H.O.--by Maria Cramer

NPR
'Henrietta Lacks': A Donor's Immortal Legacy

Smithsonian Magazine
Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells--by Sarah Zielinski

Wikpedia
Henrietta Lacks

Photos
Henrietta Lacks--from the Henrietta Lacks Foundation via The New York Times
HeLa Cells--by Heiti Paves/Shutterstock via National Institute of Standard and Technology
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Novel)--book cover by Crown publishers via Wikipedia

Tina's Story
Forbes
Texas Councilwoman Fights Back After Her Opponents Had Her Arrested And Jailed--by Andrew Wimer

Fox 29
Castle Hills council member who allegedly plotted against city manager reinstated--by SBG San Antonio

KENS5
Castle Hills city manager fired over confrontations with police, judge--by Dillon Collier

KSAT 12
2 Castle Hills council members arrested in alleged plot to oust city manager--by Adrian Garcia and Patty Santos
Castle Hills City Council votes to fire city manager--by Chris Shadrock
Petition calls for removal of 2 Castle Hills council members
Questions surround legitimacy of swearing in of Castle Hills City Council member--by Patty Santos and Jennifer Galvan
Tampering charge against former Castle Hills councilwoman dismissed--by Fares Sabawi and Adrian Garcia

News4SA
Former Castle Hills councilwoman sues city, claims first amendment rights were violated--by Camilla Rambaldi

San Antonio Express News
Castle Hills council drama gets ‘uglier’

USA Today
City officials threw me in jail to silence me. Years later, I'm still seeking justice.--by Sylvia Gonzalez

Photos
Lesley Wenger Mugshot--screenshot via KSAT
Sylvia Gonzalez Mugshot--screenshot via KSAT
Ryan Rapelye, Castle Hills City Manager--offical photo via San Antonio Report

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Episode 166: Screw the Ivy League | Holmesburg Prison and the Ohio Gang Mar 15, 2023

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover the Holmesburg Prison Experiments and the Ohio Gang.

Tina’s Story
Holmesburg Prison housed prisoners in Philadelphia beginning in 1896. BUT when a doctor conducted unethical medical experiments, he exploited and harmed hundreds of inmates.

Hillary’s Story
The Ohio Gang was made up of the movers and shakers of the Harding administration. BUT they betray the public’s trust when several scandals are revealed.

Sources
Tina's Story
Abandoned America
Holmesburg Prison--by Matthew Christopher

Billy Penn at WHYY
Survivor’s daughter appreciates city apology for Holmesburg prison experiments, urges Penn to do more--by Denali Sagner

Medical Ethics--by Philip A. Pecorino (ebook from Queensborogh College)
Human subject testing at Holmesburg Prison (Chapter 7)--by Anne Green

Philly Voice
Philadelphia apologizes for 'deplorable' history of medical experiments on Holmesburg Prison inmates--by Michael Tanenbaum

Popular Science
This popular acne medication carries a disturbing legacy--by Kat Eschner

NPR
Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates--by The Associated Press

WHYY WESA
Philadelphia physicians apologize for Holmesburg Prison experiments--by Nicole Leonard

Wikipedia
Albert Kligman
Holmesburg Prison

Photos
Experiments at Holmesburg--screenshot via of NBC 10 video K-Mart of Human Experimentation via YouTube
Dr. Albert Kligman--screenshot via of NBC 10 video K-Mart of Human Experimentation via YouTube
Holmesburg Prison--by Marcuk via Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Hillary's Story
Britannica
Ohio Gang

The New York Times
DAUGHERTY TO TELL 'HARDING TRAGEDY

Reading Through History (You Tube Channel)
History Brief: The Ohio Gang and the Teapot Dome Scandal

Richland Source
The Ohio Gang sullied President Warren Harding's administration--by the Ohio History Connection

Wikipedia
Jess Smith
Harry M. Daugherty
Little Green House on K Street
Ohio Gang

Photos
President Harding and the Ohio Gang--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Attorney General Harry M. Daughtery--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Jesse W. Smith--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain)

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Episode 165: White House Spam | Claude Allen and Jermaine Wright Mar 08, 2023

Show notes

Hillary and Tina cover Claude Allen and Jermaine Wright

Hillary’s Story
Claude Allen became head of the Department of Policy Council for the White House in 2005. BUT his sticky fingers rob him of his political future.

Tina’s Story
Jermaine Wright served on the Adelanto city council beginning in 2012. BUT when he’s suspected of arson, his political career goes up in smoke.

Sources
Hillary's Story
CNN
Ex-White House aide arrested in alleged refund scam

NBC News
Ex-adviser to Bush gets 2 years probation, fine

The New York Times
Ex-Bush Aide Admits Shoplifting and Is Fined--by Holli Chmela

NPR WLRN
How Will the GOP Handle the Claude Allen Case?--by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Slate
Former Bush Aide Charged in Felony Theft--by Rachel Shteir

The Washington Post
Analyzing a Downfall Claude Allen Had the Ear of the President. Now He's Accused of Theft. What Happened?--by Eugene Robinson

Ex-Aide To Bush Pleads Guilty

Wikipedia
Claude Allen

Photos
Claude Allen--from The White House via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Claude Allen with President George W. Bush--via The Gainesville Sun
Claude Allen Mugshot--from Montgomery County Police via NBC News

Tina's Story
California City News
EX-ADELANTO COUNCILMAN CONVICTED OF BRIBERY AND ARSON

Daily Press
Adelanto councilman accused of taking $10,000 bribe, hiring man to burn down his restaurant--by Beatriz E. Valenzuela and Joe Nelson
Camargo, Wright have majority of Adelanto City Council votes--by LYNNEA LOMBARDO
Former Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Jermaine Wright sentenced to 5-years in federal prison--by Rene Ray De La Cruz
Wright accepts Adelanto City Council post--by LYNNEA LOMBARDO

Daily Press Facebook
January 15, 2015

San Bernardino County Sentinel
Former Adelanto City Councilman Jermaine Wright Convicted On Federal Bribery & Arson Counts--by Venturi

The San Diego Union-Tribune
Federal agents search Adelanto mayor’s home, City Hall amid corruption probe--by BY JAMES QUEALLY, PALOMA ESQUIVEL

The Sun
Six people vying for Adelanto City Council seat following ouster of Councilman Jermaine Wright--by Joe Nelson

United States Attorney's Office
Adelanto City Councilmember Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging $10,000 Bribe and Arson Plot to Burn Down his Restaurant
Former Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribe and Attempting to Burn Down His Own Restaurant

Photos
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photo screenshot via San Bernardino Sun
Fat Boyz Grill Logo--via Indeed
Gabriel Reyes--campaign photo via Facebook

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Episode 164: Tired of God | Donna Scott Davenport and Anita Bryant Mar 01, 2023

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover Judge Donna Scott Davenport and anti-LGBTQ activist Anita Bryant.

Tina’s Story
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw juvenile justice cases in Tennessee. BUT after implementing a “filter system," she illegally sent children to jail.

Hillary’s Story
Throughout the 1960s-80s, Anita Bryant had a modest singing career that bought her some notoriety. But it was her anti-gay crusade that made her infamous.

Sources
Tina's Story
Change.org
US Dept. of Justice: Investigate Tennessee Judge Donna S. Davenport for Jailing Kids!

Daily Mail
Tennessee judge who 'used unconstitutional detention' and arrest policies to jail children as young as seven for truancy announces she's retiring - one day after legislators moved to remove her--by Tommy Taylor and Christopher Eberhart

Daily News Journal
D.L. Hughley confronts Rutherford County for arresting kids: 'There have to be accomplices'--by Kailee Shores
ProPublica
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.--by Ken Armstrong and Meribah Knight
Tennessee Judge Who Illegally Jailed Children Plans to Retire, Will Not Seek Reelection--by Ken Armstrong

Rutherford County Source
Judge Donna Scott Davenport to Retire in September of 2022

Rutherford County TN
Judge Donna Scott Davenport

WPLN News 90.3
Rutherford County will pay out $6M for illegally arresting and detaining hundreds of children--by Alexis Marshall and Emily Siner

Murfressboro Daily News Journal
MTSU president: University cuts ties with Judge Donna Scott Davenport as adjunct instructor--by Nancy DeGennaro

Photos
Judge Donna Scott Davenport--from Rutherford County Website
Distorted Video of Fight--ProPublica screenshot from YouTube--via ProPublica
Judge Travis Lampley--via Lampley Campaign Page on YouTube

Hillary's Story
Advocate
Understanding Anita Bryant, the Woman Who Declared War on Gays--by Robert Whirry

Gay South Florida (Miami Herald)
Bob Green: Anita's ex paid dearly in the fight--by Steve Rothaus

History
Anita Bryant Hit in the Face With Pie

NBC
LGBTQ History Month: The early days of America's AIDS crisis--by Catherine McGann

NBC News
How 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant helped spawn Florida's LGBTQ culture war--by Jullian Eugenios

National Geographic
Zapping: The boisterous protest tactic that ignited early LGBTQ activism--by Erin Blakemore

Out
Today In Gay History: Gay Activist Pies Anita Bryant In the Face

PBS
Anti-Gay Organizing on the Right

Photos
Anita Bryant--photo from AP via NBC News
Pie in Bryant's Face--by Bettmann screenshot via National Geographic
Anti-Anita Bryant Protest--via Houson Public Media

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Episode 163: A + B = C, bitch! | Snow Riot and Operation Wetback Feb 22, 2023

Show notes

Hillary and Tina cover the Snow Riot of 1835 and Operation Wetback

Hillary’s Story
In 1835, white workers faced poor wages and long hours. BUT instead of fighting for labor laws, they took their anger out on black run businesses in Washington, D.C. known as the Snow Riot.

Tina’s Story
Throughout the mid20th century, the US faced an immigration problem not unlike today. BUT the solution resulted in one of the largest mass deportation in American history.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Cultural Tourism DC
Epicurean Eating House/Snow Riot Site, African American Heritage Trail

Emancipation DC
The Snow Riot

Histories of the National Mall
Snow Riot

History News Network
Francis Scott Key's Shameful Role in the "Snow Riot"--Washington DC's First Race Riot

NPR (Books)
August 'Snow-Storm' Brought Devastation To D.C.

Washington Post
The 'Snow Riot'--by Jefferson Morley

Wikipedia
Snow Riot

Photos
Anna Maria Thornton--screenshot of painting by Gilbert Stewart via NPR Books WLRN
Beverly Snow's Restaurant--unknown artist via Wikipedia (public domain)

Tina's Story
Britannica
Operation Wetback--by Brent Funderburk

CATO Institute
Enforcement Didn’t End Unlawful Immigration in 1950s, More Visas Did--by Alex Nowrasteh

History
The Largest Mass Deportation in American History

Imagine Mexico
Operation Wetback: Most Massive Deportation of Undocumented Mexicans in USA History

Immigration History
Operation Wetback

NPR
It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About 'Operation Wetback'--by Eyder Peralta

Philadelphia Tribune
“Operation Wetback”: America's Worst Mass Deportation--by Michael Coard

Slate
What the Mass Deportation of Immigrants Might Look Like--by Louis Hyman and Natasha Iskander

Southern Poverty Law Center (Facebook page)
Operation Wetback

Timeline
“Operation Wetback” uprooted a million lives and tore families apart. Sound familiar?--by Laura Smith
Vox
Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained--by Dara Lind

Wikipedia
Operation Wetback

Photos
Mexican immigrants held by Border Patrol during Operation Wetback--from US Border Patrol Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia
Dwight D. Eisenhower--from White House Presidential Library (public domain) via Wikipedia
Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing--from Harry S. Truman Library & Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia

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Episode 162: A Clown? | George W. Lee and Steve Lough Feb 15, 2023

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover George W. Lee and Steve Lough.

Tina’s Story
George Wesley Lee was a prominent civil rights leader in Humphreys County Mississippi. BUT when he continued to push for equal voting rights for blacks, he was murdered.

Hillary’s Story
Steve Lough worked for years with the Ringling Brothers circus. BUT when he saw bozos like Trump running for office, he decided that a real clown should join the clowns in Congress.

Sources
Tina's Story
AFL-CIO
Black History Month Profiles: Rev. George W. Lee--by Kenneth Quinnell

Black Past
GEORGE WASHINGTON LEE (1903-1955)--by Samuel Momodu

Mississippi Encyclopedia
George Wesley Lee (Minister and Activist)

Southern Poverty Law Center
REV. GEORGE LEE

United States Department of Justice
George Lee--Notice to Close File (Jul 12 2011)

Zinn Education Project
May 7, 1955: Murder of Rev. George W. Lee

Photos
George W. Lee--from beejae.com (fair use) via Wikipedia
Segregated Movie Theater in Belzoni--by Marion Post Wolcott (public domain) via Wikipedia
Katherine Blair Saw Gunman's Car--screenshot from 1955 Jet Magazine via Zinn Education Project

Hillary's Story
AP News
Circus clown who ran for Congress dies in South Carolina

Ballotpedia
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District

CBS News
Why an Ivy League-educated former clown is running for Congress--by Kathryn Watson

CNN
A clown is running for Congress in South Carolina--by Veronica Stracqualursi

Daily News
Professional clown Steve Lough is dead, months after losing his bid for the U.S. House of Representatives

Facebook
Steve Lough for Congress

IBTimes UK
Former clown Steve Lough running for Congress

Kornegay Funeral Home
Obituary Stephen Harrison "Steve" Lough of Camden, South Carolina

WIS News 10
So, there is a clown running for Congress in South Carolina--by Tanita Gaither

Photos
Steve Lough--screenshot via WIS News 10
Steve Lough in Clown Costume--from Notes on a Cowardly Lion via GoUpstate
Lough Campaign Website--screenshot of homepage via News 2 NBC

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Episode 161: Richard Dawson | Rosewood Massacre and Bob Filner Feb 08, 2023

Show notes

Hillary and Tina cover the Rosewood Massacre and Mayor Bob Filner.

Hillary’s Story
Rosewood was a quaint Black community in Levi County, FL. BUT when a white woman falsely accused a black man of rape, Rosewood was burned to the ground.

Tina’s Story
Bob Filner served in the House of Representatives for twenty years before becoming mayor of San Diego in 2012. BUT when assault allegations arose, Filner’s career plummeted.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Britannica
Rosewood massacre of 1923

CNN
Rosewood, Florida, marks 100 years since race massacre. Here’s what happened--By Nicole Chavez

Smithsonian
How History Forgot Rosewood, a Black Town Razed by a White Mob--by Craig Pittman

Tampa Bay Times
Florida’s Rosewood Massacre: 100 years later, the story continues--by Lauren Peace

Wikipedia
Rosewood Massacre

Photos
A burning cabin in Rosewood--from the Florida Memory Project (public domain) via Wikipedia
Sarah Carrier, Sylvester Carrier, and Willie Carrier--scanned from Michael D'Orso (public domain) via Wikipedia
Sheriff Walker--from Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine

Tina's Story
The Atlantic
13 Women's Accusations Against Bob Filner--by Garance Franke-Ruta

Ballotpedia
Bob Filner

Fox 5
Ex-Mayor Bob Filner breaks silence, seeks redemption in #MeToo era

Gruenberg Law
Josh Gruenberg secures 667k settlement against city of San Diego and former mayor Bob Filner

KESQ
San Diego’s Mayor Bob Filner “Not Welcome Back”

KPBS
Bob Filner And The Monster Within
City Of San Diego OKs $250K To Settle Filner Lawsuit
Disgraced San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Sentenced To 3 Years' Probation
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Colorado Congresswoman
Supporters Ask Filner To Resign Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Los Angeles Times
Ex-San Diego Mayor Bob Filner still denies sex harassment and alleges his office was bugged--by Kristina Davis

The New York Times
Ex-Mayor of San Diego Pleads Guilty to Charges of Sexual Harassment--by Rob Davis and Adam Nagourney

On the Issues
Bob Filner

Times of San Diego
Former Mayor Bob Filner’s House Arrest to End Sunday--by Chris Jennewein

Voice of San Diego
The 5 Craziest Moments From the New Filner Book--by Liam Dillon

Photos
Bob Filner--by City of San Diego (public domain) via Wikipedia
Hooter's Sign Banning Filner--from Twitter/Francisbarraza via Delish
Filner at Plea Sentencing--screenshot via NBC San Diego

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Episode 160: Avenge Me, Bitch! | The Chamberlain-Kahn Act and the assassination attempt of Theodore Roosevelt Feb 01, 2023

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover the Chamberlain-Kahn Act and the assassination attempt of Theodore Roosevelt.

Tina’s Story
The Chamberlain-Kahn Act was initiated to help stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections among service men. BUT instead, it led to the incarceration of thousands of women.

Hillary’s Story
In 1912 former republican President Theodore Roosevelt ran for president again under the Progressive Party. BUT while on the campaign trail, he is nearly assassinated.

Sources
Tina's Story
Bartleby
The Chamberlain Kahn Act And Its Effect On Society

History
America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral--by Scott W. Stern

Mead Project Source Page
An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen: Chapter 15 (The Chamberlain-Kahn Act)

New Republic
A forgotten War on Women--by Kim Kelly

Time
The U.S. Detained 'Promiscuous' Women in What One Called a 'Concentration Camp.' That Word Choice Matters--by Scott W. Stern

Wikipedia
Chamberlain-Kahn Act

Photos
Bag of Trouble Government Poster--from US National Library of Medicine
The Trials of Nina McCall Book--by Scott W. Stern via Penguin

Hillary's Story
History
Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee

JAMA Network
SCHRANK ADJUDGED INSANE ON REAL EXPERT TESTIMONY

The New York Times
SCHRANK, WHO SHOT T. ROOSEVELT, DIES; Insane Man Had No Visitors in 31 Years in Wisconsin Asylums

Theodore Roosevelt Center
John Flammang Schrank

Theodore Roosevelt Institution
It Takes More Than That to Kill a Bull Moose: The Leader and The Cause

Wisconsin Life
Shot In The Chest, Theodore Roosevelt Kept Talking In Milwaukee--by Dean Robbins

Wikipedia
Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt

Photos
Theodore Roosevelt--from Pack Brothers (Public Domain) via Wikipedia
Speech with Bullet Holes--from MHS Archive (Public Domain) via Wikipedia
Lung X-Ray with Bullet--from Library of Congress (Public Domain) via Wikipedia
John Schrank--from Library of Congress (Public Domain) via Wikipedia

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Episode 159: Golf on the Moon | Mutiny in Space and John Joe Gray Jan 25, 2023

Show notes

Hillary and Tina cover Mutiny in Space and John Joe Gray.

Hillary’s Story
In 1973, NASA sent astronauts to the Skylab space station. BUT when they stop contact with ground control, many wondered if it was an act of rebellion.

Tina’s Story
John Joe Gray is a self proclaimed sovereign citizen who doesn’t believe in Federal authority. BUT after an arrest, he ends up leading the longest armed standoff in US history.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Astronomy
Was there really a “mutiny” aboard the Skylab space station?--by Doug Adler

BBC
Skylab: The myth of the mutiny in space

NASA
The Real Story of the Skylab 4 “Strike” in Space
Skylab Astronaut Gerald "Jerry" Carr Dies at 88

Smithsonian
Mutiny in Space: Why These Skylab Astronauts Never Flew Again--by Kat Eschner

Space Center Houston
Skylab 4: The Last Mission

Wikipedia
Gerald Carr (astronaut)
Sklab 4

Photos
Skylab 4 Crew - From Left: Carr, Gibson, and Pogue--from Wikimedia Commons via Smithsonian Magazine
Skylab Space Station--from NASA via Astronomy
Pogue (L) and Carr on Skylab--from NASA/Public Domain via Wikipedia

Tina's Story
The Bulletin
The longest standoff in America' almost 15 years--by Manny Fernandez

The Chronicle
Authorities ignore fugitive holed up on Texas land for 11 years--by Steve Campbell

The Daily Mail
Gun-loving patriarch who locked his family away on his ranch for a 15 YEAR standoff with cops is now under investigation AGAIN as it's revealed he hasn't paid taxes in a decade--by Alexandra Klausner

Dallas Observer
Between heaven and hell--by Carlton Stowers
The Tex Files--by Carlton Stowers

Embassy of Heaven
John Joe Gray

Independent
Texas cult stand-off

Palestine Herald-Press
East Texas stalemate persists as suspect avoids police

Southern Poverty Law Center
Famous standoffs between authorities and extremists have lasted up to 81 days. But in Texas, one man is going for a new record

Photos
John Joe Gray Mugshot--Henderson County Sheriff's Office via The Huffington Post
The Gray Family in 2016--screenshot via Fort Worth Star Telegram/YouTube
Sign Posted at Gray Ranch--screenshot via Fort Worth Star Telegram/YouTube

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Episode 158: Pack it Up, Grandma! | Hiram Monserrate and Florida vs. Pitts / Lee Jan 18, 2023

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover the former NY senator Hiram Monserrate and Florida vs Pitts/Lee.

Tina’s Story
Hiram Monserrate moved quickly from the New York City Council to the New York State Senate. BUT it was his quick temper that led to his political demise.

Hillary’s Story
In 1963, two black men in Florida were wrongfully convicted of murder. BUT even when evidence clears them of the deed, racism and bigotry delayed commuting their sentence.

Sources
Tina's Story
Associated Press
NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker

Daily Politics
Monserrate convicted of misdemeanor--by Bill Hammond

Gotham Gazette
Hiram Monserrate Has No Place in Elected Office--by Nydia Velazquez

New York Daily News
Bloomberg: Monserrate's Actions 'Disgraceful, Despicable, Deplorable'

The New York Observor (Politicker NY)
Mad-Dog Councilman Champions No Man's Land--by Katharine Jose

The New York Post
Dems say ex-con Monserrate has real shot to win old Council seat--by Michael Gartland and Carl Campanile

The New York State Senate
Hiram Monserrate

The New York Times
Monserrate Is Cleared of Felonies--by Ralph Blumenthal
Monserrate Gets 2 Years in Prison for Misusing City Funds--by Colin Moynihan
New York Senate Expels Monserrate Over Assault--by Jeremy W. Peters
Rallying Around a Politician Charged With Assault--by Anne Barnard

People Pill
Hiram Monserrate

Syracuse
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate partly acquitted in domestic abuse case--by The Associated Press

Vote Hiram Monserrate
About Page

Photos
Hiram Monserrate--New York State Senate (Public Domain)
Hiram Monserrate announcing return to Democratic caucus in NY Senate--by Austin512 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Hillary's Story
Death Penalty Information Center
The 13 other survivors and their stories--by Sydney P. Freedberg

Local 10 News
Black Florida man wrongly convicted of murder in 1960s dies at age 83--by Sanela Sabovic

The National Registry of Exonerations
Wilbert Lee

The New York Times
‘It's Over’ for 2 Wrongly Held 12 Years--by James T. Wooten

Orlando Sentinel
Pitts and Lee: For 25 years, denial of compensation shamed Florida

Sun Sentinel
Wilbert Lee, wrongly convicted of murder, dies at 83--by Howard Cohen

Wikipedia
Pitts and Lee v. Florida

Witness to Innocence
Freddie Lee Pitts (1937-2020)
Photos
Pitts (L) and Lee leaving a court hearing in 1969--from AP via The Sun Sentinel
Lee and Pitts leaving their second murder trial--via Florida Memory
Lee and Pitts at FL Legislature in 1998--Photo by Don Edgar/AP via The Sun Sentinel

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