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Forsyth County March Draws Thousands in Peaceful Protest
In Forsyth County Georgia up to 20 000 demonstrators led by 1960s veterans protested racial intolerance in an all white county. The march drew 2300 National Guardsmen and police and faced more than 1000 counterdemonstrators including figures such as Lester Maddox Coretta Scott King Jesse Jackson and Benja min Hooks. Two arrests occurred before the march and total arrests rose to about 40 during events. Authorities say the turnout caused traffic jams and helicopters circled the area as Georgia officials sought to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s clashes.
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Cumming
National
U.S
Ku Klux Klan
Lester Maddox
Forsyth County
United States
Bernice King
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia State Patrol
Wesley Walraven
Ozell Sutton
U.S. Justice Department
Office of
Atlanta
National Guard
King
Coretta Scott King
Gary Hart
Jesse Jackson
Ralph Davie Abernathy
Dick Gregory
Benjamin Hooks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sheriff's Department
Joe Frank Harris
State of Georgia
Barbara Morgan
Harris
Georgia Bureau of Investigation