Killing of Nep Roland in Alabama in 1940
Incident
Nep Roland (1919 - 1940), a gardener and handyman, died in police custody in a city jail in Montgomery, Alabama. Several witnesses said they saw Roland being struck repeatedly in the head by two policemen W. A. Cauthen and M. S. Fant, who had arrested him on a disorderly charge. An autopsy identified a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. Grand jury declined to indict. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
advocacy group resources
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- News article from the Montgomery Advertiser about the deaths of Nep Roland and an unnamed victim : May 19, 1940
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
- Journalism: 2018-01579-ROLAND Nep (1157706406)
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