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650: Change You Can Maybe Believe In
Act Two

You Have the Right to Remain Angry

The TV news stories told it as heartwarming tale of reconciliation from small-town America: a black man who was framed by a white cop decides to forgive him. But those stories left out a few things. Producer Lilly Sullivan looked into it. (18 minutes)

A lot of the research in this story comes from sociologist Louise Seamster's research about Benton Harbor. You can read more of her work here.