FBI Investigated Ga. Gov in Old Lynching

MONROE, Ga. -- Newly released files from the lynching of two black couples more than 60 years ago contain a disturbing revelation: The FBI investigated suspicions that a three-term governor of Georgia sanctioned the murders to sway rural white voters during a tough election campaign.
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GREG BLUESTEIN

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Eugene Talmadge

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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George Hester

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Roger Malcom

Loy Harrison

Ed Williamson

Dorothy Malcom

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J. Edgar Hoover

Herman Talmadge

Robert Pratt

George Dorsey

Clinton Adams

James Carmichael

Mae Murray Dorsey

Barney Hester

Rich Rusk

U.S. Department of Justice

University of Georgia

Ford Memorial Committee

Cobb County

DeKalb County

Chatham County

Fulton County

Southern States

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