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  • Sgt. Lashley's Letter To Prof. Gates: I Am Not An Uncle Tom (video report)

    07/30/2009 7:00:14 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 17 replies · 1,371+ views
    PoliticsNewsPolitics's ^ | July 30, 2009
    Sgt. Leon Lashley, the African-American cop on scene when James Crowley arrested Professor Henry Louis Gates, writes a letter saying that he is not an "Uncle Tom" and regrets being known as a "black sergeant." He asks Prof. Gates what he can do to make things better, and let him know if he did anything wrong. CNN's Don Lemon reads the letter to viewers.
  • Black cop at Gates home regrets 'Uncle Tom' label (trashes Prof Gates on Loud Dobbs!)

    07/30/2009 5:00:13 PM PDT · by milwguy · 30 replies · 2,027+ views
    yahoo ^ | 7/30/2009 | yahoo
    A black sergeant who was at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. when he was arrested says he's been maligned as an "Uncle Tom" for supporting the actions of the white arresting officer. Cambridge Sgt. Leon Lashley gave a letter to Sgt. James Crowley to give to President Barack Obama during their so-called beer summit with Gates on Thursday night at the White House. In the letter, which was also sent to CNN, Lashley says Gates "may have caused grave and potentially irreparable harm to the struggle for racial harmony." Lashley says he has become known as...
  • VIDEO: Black Officer Supports Professor's Arrest

    07/24/2009 2:23:12 PM PDT · by ianschwartz · 90 replies · 5,253+ views
    Real Clear Politics ^ | July 24, 2009 | Real Clear Politics
    AP: A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation. Sgt. Leon Lashley says Gates was probably tired and surprised when Sgt. James Crowley demanded identification from him as officers investigated a report of a burglary. Lashley says Gates' reaction to Crowley was "a little bit stranger than it should have been." Asked if Gates should have been arrested, Lashley said supported Crowley "100 percent."