This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Trouble in Atlanta as ambush kills three officers
A mob attack near Clark University in South Atlanta leaves Policeman Heard and another officer dead and a third wounded. A fourth officer is missing as militiamen pursue armed Black suspects into nearby woods. Separate incidents report a railroad operator killed at Howells station and Edgewood marshal shot but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South Avlanta
Clarge University
Grady Hospital
Howells Station
Edgewood