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Besieged for sending racist text messages, Mississippi police chief is fired by city leadership

Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation letter to city leaders days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times revealed that he had frequently used racist slurs in text messages. Aldermen moved to terminate him instead.

Here’s how we verified a Mississippi police chief's racist text messages

Our team at Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times published an exposé revealing that Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford routinely used a racist slur in text messages. We didn’t just take our source’s word for it — we took steps to verify.