James Earl Motley
- The Lynching of:
- James Earl Motley
- Lynching Event Data for
- James Earl Motley
- Attempted Lynching
- en No
- County of Lynching
- Elmore County
- Location of Lynching
- Along HWY 231 approximately 3 miles south of Elmore county line coming from Montgomery.
- Date of Lynching
- 11/20/1966
- Method of Lynching
- en Physical Assault and Battery
- en Other
- Accused Crime or Social Transgression
- en Resisting Arrest
- en Social Offense
- Primary Accusers
- en Law Enforcement Official(s)
- Race of Primary Accusers
- en White
- Sex of Primary Accusers
- en Male
- Primary Subject of Accusation
- en Law Enforcement Official(s)
- Race of Primary Subject of Accusation
- en White
- Sex of Primary Subject of Accusation
- en Male
- Size of Mob
- en 1-10
- Race of Mob
- en White
- Legal Ramification
- en Yes
- Legal Ramification, Detailed
- en Brought to trial
- en Found innocent in trial
- en State attorney general involved
- en County trial
- en State trial
- en District court
- Names of Primary Accusers or Subjects of Accusation
- Harvey King Conner
- Names of Involved Mob Members
- Sheriff Deputy Harvey King Conner, Perry C. Stacks, Sam Cobb Jr.,
- Names of Involved Law Enforcement
- Sheriff Deputy Harvey King Conner, Perry C. Stacks, Sam Cobb Jr.,
- Names of Involved Government Officials
- 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,
- Names of other Key Individuals
- 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.
- Case Identified By:
- en Alabama Memory Project
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