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Trump's proposed Stop and Frisk will allow law enforcement officers to conduct Terry stops on citizens without probable cause. This will encourage racial profiling from police officers because they can bypass the Fourth Amendment.

Maceo Snipes Bibliography:

Gamondi, Cristina. "Maceo Snipes - Notice to Close File." The United States Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division, 18 July 1946. Web. Minor, Elliot. "Answers Sought in 1946 Ga. Killing." The Washington Post. WP Company, 13 Feb. 2007. Web. Novotny, Patrick. "Georgia's 1946 Governor's Race." This Georgia Rising: Education, Civil Rights, and the Politics of Change in Georgia in the 1940s. N.p.: Mercer UP, 2007. N. pag. Print. Sterling, Erica. "Maceo Snipes." The Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project. Emory University, 24 Jan. 2016. Web.

Kloe Shellmire Peer Review

On July 18 1946, Maceo Snipes was fatally shot in the back hours after casting his vote in the Georgia Democratic primary. Snipes was the first and only African American to vote in a Democratic primary. During this time (ADD COMMA) the KKK were a (AN*) in prime period of their movement. Prior to the election, they made threats to lynch any black person who dared to cast a vote. Snipes and his mother were both sharecroppers on Homer Chapman's land. The day after Snipes casted his vote, four white men pulled up to the land Chapman lent to him. All of the four white men were suspected KKK members (CHANGE SENTENCE TO : The four white men were suspected to be KKK members) . Two of the men were identified as Edward Williamson and Linwood Harvey. Williamson and Snipes both happened to be WWII veterans.

When the four men pulled up, they asked Snipes' mother for him to come outside. They confronted him and it ended in Williamson shooting Snipes in the back. Him and his mother walked to Chapman's house. Chapman helped them walk 3 miles to the hospital in Butler. The hospital staff did not treat Snipes until six hours later. By then, he needed a blood transfusion. The staff claimed that they did not have any "black blood". Two days later, Snipes died in the hospital from his injuries. Williamson was an initial suspect in the investigation. In front of a coroner's jury, he claimed that Snipes owed him a $10 debt. Supposedly, Williamson and Harvey went to Snipes to confront him on his debt. Williamson said that Snipes had pulled out a knife, so he shot Snipes in self defense. Coroner J.D. Cooke and a jury declared Williamson's actions as justified. Williamson was exonerated on his charges on July 29, 1946.

The Butler funeral director and Snipes' uncle buried Maceo at an unmarked grave in the Butler cemetery. Today, know one knows exactly where Snipes body is buried. He did not receive a proper burial until 61 years later. His family was left with an empty grave and no justice.

Good entry. Just need to fix grammar mistakes and change a few sentences around. This is very useful information and understandable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kloesimone01 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Latrice Tate Peer Review

This is an interesting topic, there were small grammatical errors which could be fixed with proofreading. I noticed that the majority of your sentences were simple sentences and very short, adding more complex sentences would help to enhance your writing and make your words easier to follow. It would also be helpful to find more academic and reputable sources to use. Latriceetheresa (talk) 04:36, 3 November 2017 (UTC)