Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1980. United States v. James Clark, Sheriff of Dallas County, et al.

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Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1980. United States v. James Clark, Sheriff of Dallas County, et al.

1964

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In 1964, the United States filed suit against the Dallas County, Alabama, sheriff, state court circuit judges, probate judges, and the City of Selma, Alabama, to obtain preventative relief against acts and practices of laws which deprived African American citizens of rights secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States. In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Selma to speak during the voter registration drives. The local and state authorities accused Federal agents of providing King with both air and vehicle transportation to and from Birmingham to Selma during this time period. An internal investigation in the Department of Justice did not substantiate the allegations.

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