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Toussaint Romain is a Public Defender in Charlotte.[1] Romain became a key figure, civil rights leader, and peace-keeper during the protests of the Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September 2016.[2] Romain was featured on live television several times both for interviews and as a peace-keeper forming a physical barrier between demonstrators and the police on the second night of the protests.[3] Romain is also an adjunct professor of criminal justice and criminology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus, where he instructs constitutional law.[4] Currently, Romain serves as the Deputy General Counsel of Appalachian State University.[5]

References

  1. ^ "In white shirt and tie, public defender Toussaint Romain tries to keep the peace". Charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ Emanuella Grinberg. "This is the Charlotte public defender in the middle of the protests". Cnn.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ Frazier, Andrea. "Who Is Toussaint Romain? The Public Defender Is One Of The Heroes Of The Charlotte Protest". Romper.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ "New learning community designed to support adjunct faculty -". Inside.uncc.edu. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Deputy General Counsel Toussaint C. Romain -". generalcounsel.appstate.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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