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- 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 Donald Trump. In 1987, 15-year-old Tawana Brawley claimed she'd been abducted and raped by a group of white men in Dutchess County, New York.
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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
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. Sharpton, Maddox, and Mason generated a national media sensation.
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...
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...
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- Michael Winerip
Aug 5, 2013 · Sharpton was already well-known in New York City — he was one of the loudest voices surrounding many of the city's aforementioned racial controversies — but the Brawley case was the first...
Aug 4, 2013 · In one of his first mainstream cases, activist Al Sharpton became Brawley’s spokesman, staging rallies and calling for justice on her behalf. Sharpton fights different ‘wars’. When the case...
As a teenager, Brawley said she had been attacked and raped by white men. The young African-American's accusations hit front pages, especially after Rev. Al Sharpton took up her...
