Edgar Timmons, Jr.

Full name:Edgar Jr.
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Georgia
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Edgar Timmons, Jr.

Biography

One of four Black protesters arrested by U.S. marshals for occupying Harris Neck, Georgia, land taken from Black families by the federal government in 1942; released on recognizance. The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.7 (1979). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.7; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Occupation/trespass (Harris Neck land-reclamation protest)
Sentence: One of four Black protesters arrested by U.S. marshals for occupying Harris Neck land taken from Black families in 1942; released on recognizance
Convicted: Released on recognizance

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