Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Brandon Spigner- George H.W. Bush White House Once Ordered Drug Buy From Teen For Presidential TV Stunt
In the past week, the 41st president of the United States of America passes away... rest in peace or whatever. But what we gained from his death was information about a crime he committed while in office. The president and his advisory bought drugs from a man by the name of Keith Jackson. They "manipulated him to get down here" words from William McMullan and DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, agent. Keith jackson was swindled into selling drugs in Lafayette park, across from the white house, in 1989 that the president then used in an Oval Office address where he hyperbolizes the drug epidemic, and later sentencing Jackson to 10 years in prison, while having no past criminal record.
This shows how the system is against black people where the President is scapegoating an innocent black man who was just 19 years old and trying to provide from his family. This reminds me of emmett till... we all know what happened so i won't go into detail but the president set Mr.Jackson up to go to prison and lose the direction of his life. I am disgusted. period.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bush-white-house-war-on-drugs_us_5c02c98be4b04fb211688aef
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