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Inside Story: How Arch-Conservative GOP Mayor Emory Folmar Saved Black Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr., from a Long-Running, Racially Biased and Politically Motivated DOJ Criminal Probe

This is the inside story of how GOP Mayor Emory Folmar saved Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington from a racially biased DOJ criminal probe.

Donald V. Watkins

Feb 8, 20257 min read

The Day the Union Troops Went Home

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 28, 2021 When I ended my tenure as a Montgomery, Alabama city council member...

Donald V. Watkins

Nov 28, 20216 min read

Alabama’s Judicial Hall of Shame

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on February 11, 2021 U.S. Attorney Frank Donaldson (left) and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd Peeples (right). An Editorial Opinion In my December 13, 2020 article titled, “Biden Must Quickly Fire COINTELPRO Prosecutors," I highlighted several examples of modern-day racism and COINTELPRO conduct by federal prosecutors in Alabama. I also explained how and why COINTELPRO prosecutors found a sanctuary within the halls of the U.

Donald V. Watkins

Feb 11, 20214 min read