By Reshad Hudson, June 8, 2020, WHNT.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — As protest play out across the state in hopes to end racial injustice, some Alabama lawmakers are sharing their own stories of injustice.
State Representatives Jeremy Gray, Chris England and Anthony Daniels say their stories are like so many other Alabamians.
“Just being a normal citizen, and then you have these encounters, which will whether you call it racism, whether you call it with law enforcement,” said Rep. Gray.
First-term Rep. Gray shared his story as part of a challenge #TellYourStory. He says he has been stopped several times by enforcement without any laws being broken.
“I wasn’t doing anything, I was a college kid, I had just got my new car and I was pulled over. I was just visiting a friend and I was hitting my apartment next and I was lost,” said Gray.
Rep. England says his negative experiences with law enforcement were both in court as a lawyer and as a state representative.
“I think it’s going to require our experiences, our shared experiences, to create those uncomfortable conversations,” said England.
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