Thomas L. Coleman getting into the backseat of a car after leaving the Lowndes County courthouse in Hayneville, Alabama, during his trial.

Coleman shot and killed civil rights worker Jonathan M. Daniels in Hayneville on August 20; he was charged only with manslaughter and was found not guilty. An article about the trial ("Coleman Tried Among Friends") appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for October 3-4, 1965, and a pho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/2019
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Summary:Coleman shot and killed civil rights worker Jonathan M. Daniels in Hayneville on August 20; he was charged only with manslaughter and was found not guilty. An article about the trial ("Coleman Tried Among Friends") appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for October 3-4, 1965, and a photo spread ("Lowndes County Justice") appeared on page 3 of the paper for October 9-10, 1965. Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol1_No12_1965_10_03.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol1_No13_1965_10_09.pdf