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Civil rights brutality reports stir Albany and southwest Georgia
The article recounts claims of police brutality against African Americans in Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Activists led by JOAN LEWIS SNCC describe beatings and unlawful detention by police including instances in Albany Americus and Leesburg. Victims recount blunt force by officers and jail conditions, while FBI interviews and photos are noted amid ongoing protests and legal tensions.
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Joan Lewis
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Alabama
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Justice Department
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Samuel B. Wells
Albany
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City Hall
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Martin Luther King
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Mr. Wells
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Joann Christian
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Misa Christin
New York City
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Americus
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Emanuel McClendon
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Terrell County
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Terrell
Georgia
Leesburg Stockade
Henrietta Fuller
Stockade
Sumter County
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Don Harris
Ralph Allen
John Perdew
Harris
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Thomas C. Jackson
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