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Sammie McCullough

Case from Augusta, GA dated May 11, 1970

Victim Details

Sammie McCullough

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

1970-05-11

20

Sammie

McCullough

07/16/2026

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In the tumultuous backdrop of Augusta, Georgia, in May of 1970, a young, 20-year-old Black man named Sammie L. McCullough became one of the casualties of a city simmering with racial tension. The atmosphere in Augusta was charged following the death of Charles Oatman, a mentally disabled Black teenager who died while in custody at the county jail. Protests erupted on May 10th and escalated into widespread demonstrations by the next day, a day that would ultimately be marked by violence and loss. ...
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  • https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/augusta-riot/
  • 1970 Augusta riot - Wikipedia
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