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Death in Jail

Name: Death in Jail – United States factsheet records
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United States · Politics / Black Power. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1970

Charles Oatman9 May 1970

Augusta, Georgia · Politics / Black Power

Dies in a county jail, triggering unrest in Augusta

Names involved

Charles Oatman

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