Forsyth County Protest

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On January 17, 1987, a group of Atlantans marched to protest the lack of African Americans in Cumming, the seat of Forsyth County. Led by the Reverend Hosea Williams, the march was disrupted by militant white racists, many from outside the county.

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Forsyth County Protest

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