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Box 117

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

"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