Jim Clark (sheriff)

Jim Clark (sheriff)

James Gardner Clark, Jr. (September 17, 1922, Elba, Coffee County, Alabama – June 4, 2007) of Selma, Alabama, was the sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama from 1955 to 1966. He was one of the officials responsible for the violent arrests of civil rights protestors during the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Read more about Jim Clark (sheriff):  Early Life, Sheriff of Selma, Bloody Sunday, Loss of Sheriff's Office, Later Life and Death

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