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Montgomery, AL Police Chief: The Apology Heard 'Round The World

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http://www.storyofamerica.org Montgomery, AL police chief Kevin Murphy made history when he apologized to Congressman John Lewis for the conduct of the Montgomery Police Department during and before the Civil Rights Movement. Murphy explained to Story of America's Annabel Park that in his decades on the force, he found that police work in Montgomery ran up against a wall of mistrust between police and the community they serve, in particular the black community. The apology was a step toward reconciliation, an acknowledgement of a civil rights hero, and an attempt to show that, today, the Montgomery Police Department serves all residents of Montgomery.