1961–1962
Policing / segregationBook sources
Mass arrests during the Albany Movement
Georgia; Black demonstrators
Police jailed large numbers of people protesting segregation and discrimination. Participation by children and local residents expanded organizing despite repression.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
Arrests are documented in the source; totals are the author’s reported figures.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:37:39 (approximate; supplied recording)