Killing of Madison Harris in Georgia in 1946
Incident
Madison Harris, 21, a domestic laborer and WWII veteran, was killed in 1946 by T. H. Purl, a streetcar motorman in Atlanta, Georgia. Witnesses claimed Harris had disembarked from the trolley when Harris shot him. Purl claimed the young man flashed a gun on the streetcar, then got off. Grand jury declined to indict. A Recorder’s Court judge cleared Purl. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
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