Findings and recommendations of Board of inquiry investigating the so-called Irasburg affair.

Findings and recommendations of Board of inquiry investigating the so-called Irasburg affair.

Vermont. Board of Inquiry Investigating the So-Called Irasburg Affair

Report from the board of inquiry into the Irasburg Affair appointed by Governor Philip H. Hoff and chaired by former governor and U.S. District Judge Ernest Gibson Jr. The board concluded that the state police acted inappropriately and in a racist way by delaying an investigation into a shooting at the home of Black minister David Johnson and instead moving quickly with adultery charges against Rev. Johnson. As a result of the report, the governor ordered Public Safety Commissioner E. A. Alexander to discipline his troopers that were involved in the case. He refused and Governor Hoff left office two weeks later. With the change of administration no one was disciplined.

[Montpelier?] : [publisher not identified], [1969?]

Leahy Library Pamphlet Collection, 305.8 F492

30 pages ; 23 cm.

FindingsRecommendationsIrasburgAffair.pdf

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