Box 117
Container
Contains 28 Results:
The Dawson news, Dawson 5 publicity, racial environment in Terrell county, newspaper articles, April-December 1977; 1966-1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 1
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
April-December 1977; 1966-1977
"'Dawson Five' defendant blasts deputy," Fort Myers News-Press, August 5, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 2
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
August 5, 1977
Saunderson, Jan, "Reward of $1,500 offered in Dawson store murder"; "Witness: Deputy threatened youth with gun," Florida Times-Union, January 1976; August 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 3
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
January 1976; August 1977
Johnson, Terry, "New south faces legal test: 'Dawson 5,'" Jet Magazine, vol. 51 (26), pp. 6-7, March 17, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 4
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
March 17, 1977
Bryan, C.D.B., "A death in Canaan," Joan Barthel publicity, undated
File — Box: 117, Folder: 5
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
undated
"Five black youths face death penalty in Georgia trial," Liberation News Service, number 848-849, Dawson 5 picture; correspondence, February 9-14, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 6
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
February 9-14, 1977
"Georgia trial raises issue of racial oppression," London Times; Dawson 5 publicity, August 30, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 7
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
August 30, 1977
Alphran, Derek, "Dawson five," Law Student Civil Rights Research Council newsletter, vol.8(1), 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 8
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
1977
Pinsky, Mark, "Legal aid in the 'death belt'," The Nation, vol. 224 (12), pp. 367-368, March 26, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 9
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
March 26, 1977
Dawson 5 press release, public broadcasting system documentary, broadcast information, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 10
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
1977
Dawson 5 publicity, Mississippi newspaper articles; Atlanta articles, March-July 1979
File — Box: 117, Folder: 11
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
March-July 1979
Pinsky, Mark, "The road from Dawson," New York Times, April 29, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 12
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
April 29, 1977
Williams, Dennis, Vern Smith, "Georgia: The Dawson five," Newsweek, May 23, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 13
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
May 23, 1977
"Four Dawson youths still jailed," Poverty Law Report, vol. 5 (2), pp. 4, Southern Poverty Law Center publication, March-April 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 14
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
March-April 1977
"Debate on death penalty leaves participants' minds unchanged," Rocky Mountain News; death penalty publicity, undated
File — Box: 117, Folder: 15
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
undated
"Judge in Dawson 5 trial bars use of confessions," S.F. Examiner, August 30, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 16
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
August 30, 1977
Davis, Don, "Dawson 5 face 'monster' in Ga. courtroom," The Militant, August 26, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 17
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
August 26, 1977
Pinsky, Mark, "The Dawson boys," The Progressive, vol. 41 (5), pp. 40-41, May 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 18
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
May 1977
Television coverage; WVIA-TV/FM public broadcasting center, television release forms; WAGA TV axel commentary, August 2, 1977; undated
File — Box: 117, Folder: 19
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
August 2, 1977; undated
"But what about human rights back home in Georgia, Mr. President?," Times newspapers of Great Britain, inc., Dawson 5 publicity, July 1, 1977
File — Box: 117, Folder: 20
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents of the Series
From the Series:
The bulk of the series consists of legal documents and notes related to the “Dawson Five” (J. D. Davenport, James E. Jackson Jr., Johnny B. Jackson, Henderson Watson, and Roosevelt Watson) case in Terrell County, Georgia. Other records include correspondence, reports, and articles and clippings, relating not only to the case, but also to Dawson and Terrell County and to the work of the Team Defense Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center in organizing the Dawson 5’s defense. The bulk of...
Dates:
July 1, 1977