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Myth of ‘superhuman strength’ in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police

Deputy Steven Mills of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol one night in 2013 when he received a call about a Black man walking down a rural road in Phenix City, Alabama, naked in 50-degree weather. Mills said the man ignored his calls to stop, but when the officer threatened to use his […]

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