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William Wright Jr

Case from Augusta, GA dated May 11, 1970

Victim Details

William Wright, Jr

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

1970-05-11

18

William

Wright Jr

07/15/2026

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In the turbulent spring of 1970 in Augusta, Georgia, a season of simmering racial tension boiled over, tragically claiming the life of 18-year-old William Wright Jr. An African American male, Wright was a basketball player and a fan of wrestling. On the evening of May 11, 1970, he had plans to take his girlfriend to a wrestling match, a simple teenage pleasure that would be overshadowed by the city's unrest. The atmosphere in Augusta was heavy with unease following the death of Charles Oatman, a ...
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  • https://www.npr.org/2020/10/01/918414307/remembering-the-augusta-civil-rights-riot-50-years-later
  • 1970 Augusta riot - Wikipedia
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