Sammie McCullough, a 20-year-old Black man, died on May 11, 1970, during the Augusta Riot in Augusta, Georgia. The riot erupted following the death of Charles Oatman, a mentally disabled Black teenager who was severely beaten and died in custody at an adult county jail. The unrest was fueled by systemic oppression and the community's outrage over Oatman's death. On the night of May 11, Sammie McCullough and his childhood friend, who both worked in the housekeeping department of a local hospital,
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