Killing of William Johnson in Georgia in 1949
Incident
William Johnson, 55, a county employee and Baptist church deacon, was killed in 1949 by police officers Leonard Clayton Sapp and Woodrow Wilson Woodham in Glynn County, Georgia. Sapp and Woodham claimed that they stopped Johnson on the street because he was “acting in a suspicious manner.” Sapp then wrestled with Johnson, alleging that the victim had a pistol. Woodham fired at Johnson. Grand jury declined to indict. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
Savannah 44-147
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advocacy group resources
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00726-JOHNSON William (1049644796)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00726-JOHNSON William (1049644796)
- Advocacy Group: 2021-03250-GREGORY Joseph (1401852571)
- Advocacy Group: 2021-03247-BRADLEY Jim (1401844186)
- Correspondence by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00726-JOHNSON William (1049644796)
- Journalism: 2017-00726-JOHNSON William (1049644796)
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the killing of Willie Johnson : May 29, 1949
- News article from the Brunswick News regarding the killing of Willie Johnson : May 4, 1949
- Journalism: 2017-00726-JOHNSON William (1049644796)
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the exoneration of the police officer who killed William Johnson, and the NAACP that followed : September 6, 1930
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