Texas county where inmate died has history of racial tension - Chron.com
Sylvester Nunn leans against his pickup and talks about growing up in Waller County Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Hempstead, Texas. A more troubling tradition, of racial strife, has resurfaced here in the days since a black woman named Sandra Bland died in the county jail after a traffic stop by a white state trooper. Video of the confrontational stop of Sandra Bland ignited long-simmering passions and caused some blacks to raise their guard around law enforcement in Waller County and the county seat of Hempstead, once known as “Six Shooter Junction” because of... Video of the confrontational stop of Sandra Bland ignited long-simmering passions and caused some blacks to raise their guard around law enforcement in Waller County and the county seat of Hempstead, once known as “Six Shooter Junction” because of... Two reasons: Sandra Bland’s death comes after several months featuring high-profile deaths of African-Americans involving police, prompting distrust among activists toward law enforcement’s official account. Source: www.chron.com
