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Watch John Wiley Price After His 1991 Trial: 'It's A Racist System' [Video]

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In 1991, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price was found guilty of a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 75 days in jail for breaking the windshield wipers off a woman’s car during a protest. Here is news coverage from KERA-TV of his weeklong trial and sentencing more than 20 years ago.

“I did not do anything wrong,” Price said back in 1991. “OK? And I contend that this is the system. This is the system. You understand that. It’s a racist system."

This week, federal officials charged Price with accepting $900,000 in bribes in exchange for political favors, including votes for specific projects. Price has pleaded not guilty.

Here's the video from the KERA-TV show News Addition:

Eric Aasen is KERA’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to KERA radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.