Sheriff Clark at the Scene: Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark, left, stands with his chief deputy, L. C. Crocker as Negroes turn out in large numbers to register at the courthouse in Selma, Alabama today. The line of applicants in background stretched several blocks. Clark got up from a hospital bed today but appeared to be acting more as an observer, February 15, 1965

Despite the fact that protests seeking equal voting rights for Blacks were peaceful, by the end of February, 3,000 protestors had been arrested. In March, Sheriff Jim Clark ordered his men to attack marchers with whips, nightsticks, and tear gas. Clark’s obituary in the New Yo...