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Dallas and Baton Rouge shooters: A reminder of the troubled history of black veterans in America

  • Written by Chad Williams, Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies, Brandeis University
imageA black U.S. Marine gives salute.U.S. Marine Corps

The recent shooting deaths of eight police officers in two separate incidents has shocked the nation and left us searching for answers.

On Sunday morning, Gavin Long engaged in a shootout with police in Baton Rouge that left three officers dead and three injured. Long was also killed.

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