May 1970
Police violenceBook sources
Augusta killings during unrest
Georgia; Black residents
Six Black men were killed during unrest. Zinn cites reporting connecting police to at least five deaths and testimony describing shots into a fleeing man’s back.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
Attributed reporting; the summary should not substitute for each death’s investigation.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:12:42 (approximate; supplied recording)