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The Lynching of:
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James Earl Motley
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Attempted Lynching
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No
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County of Lynching
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Elmore County
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Location of Lynching
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Along HWY 231 approximately 3 miles south of Elmore county line coming from Montgomery.
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Date of Lynching
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11/20/1966
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Method of Lynching
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Physical Assault and Battery
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Other
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Accused Crime or Social Transgression
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Resisting Arrest
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Social Offense
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Primary Accusers
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Law Enforcement Official(s)
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Race of Primary Accusers
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White
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Sex of Primary Accusers
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Male
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Primary Subject of Accusation
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Law Enforcement Official(s)
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Race of Primary Subject of Accusation
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White
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Sex of Primary Subject of Accusation
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Male
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Size of Mob
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1-10
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Race of Mob
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White
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Legal Ramification
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Yes
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Legal Ramification, Detailed
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Brought to trial
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Found innocent in trial
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State attorney general involved
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County trial
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State trial
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District court
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Names of Primary Accusers or Subjects of Accusation
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Harvey King Conner
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Names of Involved Mob Members
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Sheriff Deputy Harvey King Conner, Perry C. Stacks, Sam Cobb Jr.,
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Names of Involved Law Enforcement
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Sheriff Deputy Harvey King Conner, Perry C. Stacks, Sam Cobb Jr.,
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Names of Involved Government Officials
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Sheriff Elmore County Lester Holley, Federal Prosecutor from Justice Department(Washington) Frank Dunbar, Local U.S. Attorney's Ben Harman and assistant J.O. Sentell., Defense attorneys: Federal(Washington) George Howard, Local U.S. Defense attorneys Glen Curley, Robert Alton. State Toxicologist(from Auburn, AL) Guy Purcell, District attorney: Upshaw G. Jones,
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Names of other Key Individuals
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Elmore County Coroner - Dr. Joseph R. Benson, Friends of Motley that were in the car with him at the time of lynching: Rueben Clark, Joyce Ann and Wilbur Jackson, Edna Mae Bowman, and Gloria Jean Johnson.
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Case Identified By:
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Alabama Memory Project