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Protest Over Negro Football Game Canceled in Georgia
About 1,500 protesters gathered outside Summerville’s white stadium in northeast Georgia to denounce the state action canceling a Negro football game. Georgia officials padlocked the venue after a Klan-led protest, with the Junior Chamber of Commerce planning a future game elsewhere to raise funds.
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Atlanta
Cook
Ku Klux Klan
County School Board
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Charles Farrar
Mr. Cook
Jaycees
Dixie