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A police chief's apology, how fathers speak to their sons, the lost history of LA's Wrigley field
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Oct 18, 2016
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A police chief's apology, how fathers speak to their sons, the lost history of LA's Wrigley field

A formal apology from the leader of the national police chiefs association, how fathers talk with their sons about respecting women, the little-known history of LA's Wrigley Field.

A crowd of more than 35,000 jammed Wrigley Field for a freedom rally on May 26, 1963, at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told the audience, "We want to be free whether we're in Birmingham or in Los Angeles."
A crowd of more than 35,000 jammed Wrigley Field for a freedom rally on May 26, 1963, at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told the audience, "We want to be free whether we're in Birmingham or in Los Angeles."
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LA Public Library Herald-Examiner Collection
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A formal apology from the leader of the national police chiefs association, how fathers talk with their sons about respecting women, the little-known history of LA's Wrigley Field.

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