The 1987 Forsyth County protests were a series of civil rights demonstrations held in Forsyth County, Georgia, in the United States. The protests consisted of two marches, held one week apart on Janua
Civil rights activist Hosea Williams (pictured c. 1960s) was involved in organizing the January 17 march.
The old Forsyth County Courthouse, pictured 2015
U.S. Representative John Lewis (pictured 2003) was one of several politicians and civil rights activists who marched in Forsyth County on January 24.
Following the marches, Oprah Winfrey (pictured 1997) broadcast an episode of her talk show from Cumming.
Forsyth County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, Forsyth County lies within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county's only incorpor
1987 Forsyth County protests
…The 1987 Forsyth County protests were a series of civil rights demonstrations held in Forsyth County, Georgia, in the United States. The protests consisted of two marches, held one week apart on January 17 and January 24, 1987. The marches and accompanying…
Forsyth County Courthouse in Cumming
A Mississippian priest, with a ceremonial flint mace and severed head. Artist Herb Roe, based on a repoussé copper plate.
View of northern Forsyth County from Sawnee Mountain's Indian Seats
The Rob Edwards lynching made front-page news in all the Atlanta papers. Many newspapers first reported that Ed Collins was lynched because the body was so damaged that it could not be identified.