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[11] [12] Childs was buried in the Marion Cemetery on Lafayette Street. [13] In 2002, she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. [14] Her son-in-law, Andrew Young, was a keynote speaker. [14] The Alabama Historical Commission's Black Heritage Council gives out an award in her name. [15]
Jimmie Lee Jackson (December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965) [1] [2] was an African American civil rights activist in Marion, Alabama, and a deacon in the Baptist church. On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper.
Jimmy Wilson was arrested on July 27, 1957, for stealing $1.95 at night from a 74-year-old [7] white widow, Estelle Barker, in Marion, Alabama. [5] Barker also testified that Wilson attempted to rape her, which he denied; although he was not indicted on this charge, as night-time robbery carried a harsher potential sentence. [8]
[576] (death announced on this date) Jeremiah Denton, 89, American politician and military officer, Senator from Alabama (1981–1987), recipient of the Navy Cross, complications from a heart ailment. [577] Robin Gibson, 83, Australian architect (Queensland Cultural Centre). [578] (death announced on this date) Barbara Gray, 87, American ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 1989.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. [2] As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 3,686, up 4.8% over 2000. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion.