Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1987 — Page 2
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Hundreds shoW concern during downtown march
By KIM LANIER Stiff Writer " On a bright, chilly Saturday morning, they came. When anticipations of parades, football games and parties ran high, they came. When police said no more than 100 would show up, still they came. Hundreds of people rallied before police headquarters Oct. 3 demanding justice and truth about the death of 16-year-old Michael Taylor, who died from a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back seat of a police car. The crowd, consisting mostly/<M blacks with a few whites and bearing red ribbons on their cheats, lined the City-County Building steps, the sidewalk, the streeet, and observers dotted the levels of Market Square Arena’s parking garage. The signs carried by the people expressed the sentiments they felt: “If this can happen to Michael Taylor, it can happen to your child,” “If AIDS don’t kill us, IPD will,” and “Who killed my big brother?” In his address to the crowd, State Representative Bill Crawford said the incident with Michael Taylor was “so wrong a blind man could see it.” A group of ministers presented a list of questions to Mayor William Hudnut, Police Chief Paul Annee, and Director of Public Safety Richard Blankenbakeron Oct. 2.
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PARTICIPANTS in the march protesting the death of Michael Taylor Jr. assume positions in front of police headquarters. Pictured are Sam Jones, executive director of the Indianapolis Urban League; Rev. Damon S. Roache, pastor of First Christian Missionary Baptist Church; and Rev. Moxell Sanders, pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. (Recorder photo by Walt Thomas)
“On Oct. 14, there will be a coroner’s inquest,” Crawford said. “If by Oct. 21 we have not received satisfactory answers to the questions asked, we will apply economic sanctions. We have power and we must use that power. If we can’t get answers from Indianapolis leadership, then we as leaders must fill up the jails. In response to Crawford’s last remark, many in the crowd shouted back that there are too many of us filling up the jails already.
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Mayor William Hudnut was conspicuously absent from the rally, a fact noted by members of the emotional crowd as they shouted, “Where’s the mayor?” “A lot of things we’ve let go by,” said Dr. Tom Benjamin. “But this is a matter of life and death. We can’t
let this go by.” In addition to economic boycotts, some organizers went so far as to suggest active and open civil disobedience if officials do not provide adequate answers to the questions about Taylor’s death. Protesters passed money to the march organizers as donations to the Michael Taylor Legal Fund. Singing and chanting, the protesters marched around the CityCounty Building as a group of. men ' carried a light-gray coffin on thier shoulders. Following the circuit of the building, the rally moved to Delaware Street to prepare to join the Circle City Classic parade. Along the parade route at Pennsylvania and North streets, people held up signs that read, “Taylor: We want justice.” As the rally moved to the parade, however, a portion of the crowd did not want to disperse as several people tried to speak. One man, Rev. Solomon, chairman of the United Descendants of Africa Foundation, said the rally organizers are “in the mayor’s camp” and accused them of organizing a “side show.”
Michael H. Taylor, 16, who was shot and killed two weeks ago while sitting in the back seat of a police squad car with hands cuffed behind him became the latest victim to die in police related incidents. Since November of 1981, the following unarmed persons were fatally wounded by city police or sheriff’s officers: November 1980-Michael N. Smith, 15. January 1981-John Paul Beard, 18. January 1981-Shannon D. Smith, 15. November 1981-James E. Grimes, 25. April 1982-Albert M. Smith, 28. May 1982-Rodney H. Slay, 25. February 1985-Pedro M. Sanchez, 25. December 1985-Donald C. Davis, 25. February 1986-Velenda L. Heithecker, 47.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 notable that so many have come down against Bork.” The association did extensive investigations into Bork’s background and found that his denial of worker’s civil rights, women’s rights and freedom of speech were overwhelming and too much to overlook, according to Papas. “Bork undermines the conservatism of the system that is not consistent with it.” ISTA is committed to investigate any new contenders for the position as they are presented, said Papas. The NAACP and the Urban League are strongly opposed to the Bork nomination. Efforts to contact others for comment on the committee’s action were unsuccessful as The Recorder went to press. CLASSIC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 As for the total amount of money the Classic brought to the city, Crawford said it is difficult to say because businesses are not required to give a report. “We can estimate that the average person spent $10 for the ticket to the game. Of the 47,415 in attendance, perhaps 30,000 spent $10-15 on food and other items. Those from out of town spent more on food in addition to hotel costs. So it’s really hard to say exactly how much money businesses made because we don’t know what they spent, ’’ Crawford explained.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Raymond E. Thurman, 51, and Thomas Vinson Jr., 39, first cousins, died of smoke inhalation. Ruby Berry, 59, is in Methodist Hospital’s Adult Critical Care Unit. Fire officials theorize that the fire, which caused an estimated $15,000 damage to the residence at 2026 Mansfield, was started by a discarded cigarette in a back bedroom. They also said that if smoke detectors had been, jn-lhe hflitse
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tnake sure that the message is resounded loud and clear fail to do so It could be your child, your grandchild, your niece, you or me. This Michael Taylor incident is packed with potential and has all components in place to cause great unrest and possibly even more
violence, ftxample:
•How many, as a result of this incident, have said as one said to me, “How can a person stand still and allow
you when you we fearful that you may not even make it to the k>c!
alive?” -
•How much unnecessary violence could this incidence bring? If this is not cleared up, how many shootings will there be as a insult of resisting arrest simply out of fear? (Maybe for simply forgetting to
pay a past due traffic citation.)
So then, we say to the mayor, chief of police, and safety director, we are not simply people with chips on our shoulders; we are not politicians attempting to exploit this Incident in order to gain political or any other kind of clout. We are simply grass-root people who value life; who love and are proud of this great international metropolis; who desire peace, unity and safety; and who must therefore exercise our human rights to speak out and demand straight, forthcoming answers and accountability to ail the people. After all, this govemmentis, “... of the people, by the people, forthe people.” Pray fora peaceful solution. “Together weean make it work.” Amos 5:24 “But let judgment run down as water!, and
righteousnesj'asa mighty stream.”
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