Seattle Police Jailed Elderly Man for "Walking in Seattle While Black"

SPDWilliam Wingate, arrested last summer for "walking in Seattle while black."
On July 9, 2014, a brilliant summer day, William Wingate was walking through Capitol Hill.
The 70-year-old Air Force veteran and retired King County Metro bus driver had a daily habit of walking and using a golf club like a cane, according to his attorney, Susan Mindenbergs. He typically walked from Northgate to the Central District, where he would pick up copies of The Facts newspaper.
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