In 1983, five Montgomery, Alabama police officers jeopardized their careers to exposes the beatings and torture of three black arrestees.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 28, 2021 Donald V. Watkins being sworn in as a city council member in Montgomery, Alabama (left) and Emory Folmar, the mayor of Montgomery. When I ended my tenure as a Montgomery, Alabama city council member in October 1983, the City's long-serving, right-wing Republican mayor, Emory Folmar, publicly proclaimed that this was "one of the greatest blessings since the Union troops went home in 1870." Folmar, who was als

Emory Folmar was mayor of Montgomery, Alabama from 1977 to 1999. During this period, our personal and political relationship transmogrified from fierce adversaries into loyal and powerful allies for life. This article explains why.

By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Originally Published (via Facebook) on April 28, 2014; Updated and Republished on February 12,...