We Have Got This Negro Dead Right

Snowden reached Baltimore’s police headquarters at 10:15 that evening and was taken immediately to Marshal Carter’s private office, where he was handcuffed. Ordered to stand, he collapsed against a wall but was caught by Detective Pohler before he hit the floor. Carter said nothing to him about the crime, asking only if he had had anything to eat. When Snowden reported that he had not eaten since noon, the Marshal ordered a meal for him. “Thank you, boss,” Snowden replied. There would be no more questions that night. He was taken to the central police Station, confined in a guarded