One Beer, But What Are the Lessons?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010
President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Henry Louis Gates Jr, and Sgt. James Crowley had their beer and discussion about racial profiling last night. But what are the lasting lessons? Sherrilyn Ifill civil rights lawyer, University of Maryland law professor and author of The Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-First Century; and Eugene O'Donnell, former police officer, prosecutor, and professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice offer their takes. What did you make of the beer summit? And what do you anticipate from future Gates and Crowley get-togethers? Comment below!

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