The city of Nashville is using its own fraught history in the Civil Rights Movement as part of its training program for new police recruits.
The Associated Press reports that recruits to the Nashville police force are learning lessons in civil rights history and meeting with civil rights leaders current and former before being assigned to beats.
Nashville police think that given all the incidents that have occurred between police and citizens in the last year, across the country, civil rights trainings will lead to more “even-handed” work and help restore trust between police and the communities they serve.
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