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Why I broke the rule of survival for black Americans

I was not a trespasser, yet I still showed my ID to police. Here’s why

09/29/2017

PBS News Hour

Why I broke the rule of survival for black Americans

Clip: 9/29/2017 | 3m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

I was not a trespasser, yet I still showed my ID to police. Here’s why

Riley Temple was walking his dog around his Washington, D.C., neighborhood where he has lived for the past 25 years when a confrontation with the police made him break the rule that all black people are told to obey in order to survive. Riley Temple shares his humble opinion on being made to feel like a trespasser and the legacy of slavery.

09/29/2017

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