The 1990 police killing that tarnished a town's reputation as progressive was dubbed "Model America."
Teaneck, New Jersey, which was one of the first cities in the rest of the country.
. to knowingly and willingly end racial segregation its school systems, was for years hailed as a liberal, "racial utopia."
Pannell was the adolescent. Gary Spath, a white police officer, eventually fatally shot the 16-year-old by shooting him in the back.