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Attaway, Samuel Roland, 1915-1993

Authoritative Name:

Attaway, Samuel Roland, 1915-1993

Biography:

Johnson County, Georgia sheriff. In 1983, a group of Wrightsville Blacks accused Attaway of violating their rights during a series of protests in April and May 1980. They accused him of beatings, verbal assaults, and arrests without probable cause. The plaintiffs lost the $21.3 million case when an all-white jury found Attaway and the other defendants innocent.

Associated Subjects:

Attaway, Samuel Roland, 1915-1993

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights march in Wrightsville, Georgia, September 20, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-09-20
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections