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Civil Rights Marchers Attempt to Meet with GA Governor
1970-02-08T08:00:00Z
Sandersville, Ga.: Civil rights demonstrators march past helmeted Georgia highway patrolmen, in another series of marches to protest that black demands in Sandersville are not being met. The demonstrators attempted to meet with Governor Lester Maddox, but when told only two of their group could meet with the Governor, they refused and marched back to their homes.
- Title:
- Civil Rights Marchers Attempt to Meet with GA Governor
- Date Created:
- 1970-02-08T08:00:00Z
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Sandersville, Ga.: Civil rights demonstrators march past helmeted Georgia highway patrolmen, in another series of marches to protest that black demands in Sandersville are not being met. The demonstrators attempted to meet with Governor Lester Maddox, but when told only two of their group could meet with the Governor, they refused and marched back to their homes.
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- California Digital Library
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- Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
- Subjects:
- African Americans
History
United States
Prejudice
Desegregation
Civil rights movement
Black Panthers
African American Studies
United States History - Type:
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