Jim Clark (sheriff)

Jim Clark
Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, U.S.
In office
1955–1966
Appointed byJim Folsom
Succeeded byWilson Baker
Personal details
Born
James Gardner Clark, Jr.

(1922-09-17)September 17, 1922
Alabama, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 2007(2007-06-04) (aged 84)
Elba, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLouise (divorced)
Children5

James Gardner Clark, Jr. (September 17, 1922 – June 4, 2007)[1] was the sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, United States 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 of 1965, and is remembered as a racist whose brutal tactics included using cattle prods against unarmed civil rights supporters.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Sheriff Jim Clark, segregationist icon, dies at 84", AP via NBC News, June 6, 2007
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