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Ophelia Rice

Season 18 Episode 2 | 2m 11s

Ophelia Rice was the first of a long line of Black women to stand up against police abuses. After a violent interaction with the Minneapolis Police, she took them to court and won.

Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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