‘It Was a Cover-up’: Alabama Grandmother Was Beaten and Killed By Cops, New FBI Documents Revealed, Offering Closure to Black Family After Decades
It was March 23, 1945, when four white cops entered Hattie DeBardelaben’s property in Alabama, accusing her of making and selling untaxed whiskey. The 46-year-old Black mother of seven children denied the allegation and welcomed the cops to search her property. But the cops ended up killing her by punching her repeatedly and breaking her…