Tawana Brawley rape hoax
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Tawana Vicenia Brawley is an African American woman from New York who gained notoriety in November 1987 at age 15 when it was alleged she falsely accused four white men of kidnapping and raping her ov
Al Sharpton (pictured in 2006) helped handle Brawley's publicity.
Patricia J. Williams (pictured in 2007) maintained that Brawley was the victim of a crime.
Al Sharpton
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Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network
Tawana Brawley rape hoax
…young age, and the professional status of the persons she accused of the crime, including police officers and a prosecuting attorney. Brawley's advisers—Al Sharpton, Alton H. Maddox, and C. Vernon Mason—helped in bringing the case to national prominence. After hearing evidence, a grand jury concluded in October…
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