Sheriff Jim Clark

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:birthDate September 17, 1922
gptkbp:birthName James Gardner Clark Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate June 4, 2007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sheriff Jim Clark
gptkbp:knownFor opposition to civil rights movement
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAction arrested civil rights activists
lost re-election in 1966
ordered violence against civil rights marchers
used excessive force against protesters
wore a cattle prod and carried a club during protests
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bloody_Sunday_(1965)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Elba,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Clark
gptkbp:termEnd 1966
gptkbp:termStart 1955
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_March
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7