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Harvard University scholar, Henry Louis Gates, was arrested when police responded to a call about two black males breaking into a home near Harvard University.
Gates had forced his way through the front door because it was jammed, his lawyer said.
Cambridge police say they responded to the well-maintained two-story home after a woman reported seeing "two black males with backpacks on the porch," with one "wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry."
Gates had forced his way through the front door because it was jammed, his lawyer said.
Cambridge police say they responded to the well-maintained two-story home after a woman reported seeing "two black males with backpacks on the porch," with one "wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry."
By the time police arrived, Gates was already inside. Police say he refused to come outside to speak with an officer, who told him he was investigating a report of a break-in.
Gates said he turned over his driver's license and Harvard ID — both with his photos — and repeatedly asked for the name and badge number of the officer, who refused.
Colleagues call the arrest last Thursday afternoon a clear case of racial profiling.
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