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Jesse Jackson calls for congressional inquiry into alleged Oklahoma City police civil rights violations

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BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD zcampfield@opubco.com

The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined more than 100 protesters Tuesday in requesting Oklahoma City police reopen a criminal investigation into the death of a man who died while in custody.

On the steps of city hall, after a short march from the police headquarters, the civil rights pioneer and other speakers called the investigation into Robin Leander Howard's death a cover-up worth a congressional civil rights inquiry.

“Something does not pass the smell test of justice,” Jackson told the crowd, many of them carrying signs and wearing shirts bearing Howard's picture.

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