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− | + | Reverend '''Billie Joe (B. J.) Brooks''' was president of the Pensacola chapter of the [[NAACP]] in December [[1974]] when black motorist [[Wendel Blackwell]] was shot and killed by an [[Escambia County Sheriff's Deputy]]. Brooks, along with [[SCLC]] leaders [[H. K. Matthews]] and [[Otha Leverette]], led a [[Blackwell demonstrations|series of demonstrations]] early the next year that culminated in a [[February 24]] confrontation in which 47 people were arrested for unlawful assembly, including the three men. Brooks and Matthews were later charged with felony extortion and convicted on [[June 10]], [[1975]]. | |
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− | + | [[Category:Civil rights activists|Brooks, BJ]] [[Category:NAACP|Brooks, BJ]] | |
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− | [[Category:Civil rights activists|Brooks, BJ]] [[Category:NAACP |