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Herman Short

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    July 23, 2009

    Houston 101: An Earlier Time When Shots Rang Out At TSU

     On May 17, 1967 racial tension and misinformation led to a riot on the Texas Southern University campus.At the time, Houston, like the rest of the country, was struggling with race relations. Herman Short was chief of police under Mayor Louie Welch; Short was especially disliked by Houston's b ... More >>

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