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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Randal C. Archibold / The Bulletin
June 23, 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly 1,500 miles from his post at the Mexican border, Cyril Atherton, a Border Patrol agent, embarked on one of his trickiest missions.
He was here recruiting young blacks to an agency few had ever heard of, trying to entice them to the hot, arid Southwest, where few....