• When The Police Try to Get You to Commit Crimes - The Story of Lola West

  • Nov 4 2024
  • Length: 10 mins
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When The Police Try to Get You to Commit Crimes - The Story of Lola West

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  • What do you do when the people in charge of stopping crimes try get you to commit them? In 1940's Cheyenne, Wyoming, police approached African American Business Owner, Lola West, and told her she needed to change what she was selling at her boarding house and cafe and give them some of the profits. What followed was a story of corruption, extortion, race, and one woman who fought against what she knew was wrong even at risk to her business and herself.

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    African American Waiters


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