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Article: Two Sides See Different Tolliver Trials.(trial of Jonathan Tolliver, African American charged with murder of police officer Michael Ceriale)
- Article from:
- The Chicago Reporter
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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It was an incendiary combination. On one side, white supporters of slain Chicago Police Officer Michael Ceriale. On the other, black supporters and witnesses for Jonathan Tolliver, the African American teenager accused of killing him.
Flashes of derogatory words and looks showed that racial tensions were high during Tolliver's second trial, said some of his supporters. But those on the Ceriale side said race was not an issue.
And outside the courtroom, race was rarely discussed in Chicago's largest newspapers. While community activists claimed Tolliver was being railroaded because of his race, few prominent civil rights leaders stepped into the case. ...