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Reflecting On 2016: The Year In Civil Rights

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We look back on the year 2016 in civil rights. Pictured here: Boston University students protest on campus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
We look back on the year 2016 in civil rights. Pictured here: Boston University students protest on campus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

This year saw significant rulings from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts relating to civil rights issues. As the country saw increasing tensions between police and communities of color, the Boston Police Department started their body camera pilot program. We'll also look forward to 2017 and civil rights questions under our next president.

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Michael Curry, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP, which tweets @BostonNAACP1911.

This segment aired on December 27, 2016.

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