Tommy Dotson

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Alabama
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Biography

One of the Atmore-Holman Brothers; The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.10,11 (1979) reports he faced electrocution on a murder charge the Party said he had no connection to, and that he was beaten by four guards in March 1974. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.10,11; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Holman Prison
Charges: Murder
Sentence: Death by electrocution; one of the Atmore-Holman Brothers, said by the Party to have no connection to the murder charge. Beaten by four guards in March 1974.
Convicted: On death row (facing electrocution)
Institution State: Alabama

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