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Aug 5, 2013 · Her story of being attacked, scrawled with racial slurs, smeared with feces and left beside a road wrapped in a plastic bag made front pages across the nation — especially after the Rev. Al...
- Mark Memmott
Al Sharpton's controversial support of a woman who lied about being raped by a gang of white men in the 1980s has resurfaced amid the civil rights activist's ongoing feud with President...
Aug 4, 2013 · CNN — After 26 years, Tawana Brawley has finally begun paying damages to Steven Pagones, a man she falsely accused of being among a group of men who raped her in 1987. Brawley’s payment comes...
Brawley's claims in the case captured headlines across the country. Public rallies were held denouncing the incident. When civil rights activist Al Sharpton, with attorneys Alton H. Maddox and C. Vernon Mason, began handling Brawley's publicity, the case quickly became highly controversial.
Jan 14, 2023 · The case concerned Tawana Brawley, a 15-year-old African-American girl who alleged in 1987 that she had been kidnapped and raped by a group of white men including law-enforcement officers, who...
- Caroline Downey
Jan 23, 2023 · Rev. Al Sharpton refused to apologize for allegations he made that a 15-year-old Black girl was raped by a group of White men in 1987; claims that were found to be false by a grand jury.
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Jun 3, 2013 · Tawana Brawley, a 15-year-old African-American girl from the New York City area, was said to have been abducted and repeatedly raped by six white men. She was found with “KKK” written across her...
