Two years before unarmed teen Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Fred Watson’s life was turned upside down. The Navy veteran was sitting in his parked car after a basketball game in a public park, when a Ferguson police officer charged him with seven minor violations that Watson says were false charges. After five years of pursuing those charges, prosecutors suddenly dropped them in September without explanation. In the process, Watson lost his top-level security clearance, his job in cybersecurity, his savings and his house. Now, he’s suing Ferguson for violating his civil rights. Soledad O’Brien joins Watson and his attorney in St. Louis to discuss the case.
Watch the extended interview with Fred Watson.
Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality
April 30, 2023Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality
April 30, 2023
New Rosa Parks Documentary Dispels the Myth of Her "Accidental" Role in Civil Rights Movement
October 23, 2022New Rosa Parks Documentary Dispels the Myth of Her "Accidental" Role in Civil Rights Movement
October 23, 2022
OCTOBER 22, 2022
October 23, 2022OCTOBER 22, 2022
October 23, 2022
Civil rights scholar says America ‘at a moment of reckoning in so many areas’
June 8, 2022Civil rights scholar says America ‘at a moment of reckoning in so many areas’
June 8, 2022
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
February 27, 2022FEBRUARY 26, 2022
February 27, 2022
Missing for Over Two Years And Still No Answers
January 16, 2022Missing for Over Two Years And Still No Answers
January 16, 2022
Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education
October 17, 2021Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education
October 17, 2021
Preserving the Legacy of Emmett Till
August 29, 2021Preserving the Legacy of Emmett Till
August 29, 2021
