Sheriff Clark and Demonstrators

Dallas County sheriff James Clark threatens African American voting demonstrators with a billy club and electric prod as he orders them to leave the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma on January 19, 1965.

Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark pointing a billy club and electric prod at Black voting demonstrators in front of the Dallas County Courthouse, Selma, January 19, 1965
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Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark pointing a billy club and electric prod at Black voting demonstrators in front of the Dallas County Courthouse, Selma, January 19, 1965