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Mistrial in first Quitman 10 trial



The trial of Lula Smart ended in a mistrial,
reports George Boston Rhynes from the Courthouse in Brooks County.
So the first of

the Quitman 10
is going

like the Madison 9 did.

Here’s

Part 1 of 3:



George says witnesses today talked about voter intimidation
and some said they would not vote again because of this
investigation on the Quitman 10+2.
He says the GBI agent was asked how they were trained before
they were sent to Brooks County, and they had little training
in voting investigations, plus they took ballots home from
the Board of Elections, including some with no addresses
for any of the persons they were investigating.

George also reported WCTV had a camera in the courtroom,
after you may recall Continue reading →

Quitman 10+2 trial, three years late



Trials for the Quitman 10+2 have finally started.

George Boston Rhynes is covering them every day on YouTube.

The only other reporter George has seen there was

one from the Valdosta Daily Times.
George is waving a copy of the VDT

here as he discusses what the case is about:
the Quitman 10 registered enough voters that several black people
got elected to the school board in Brooks County for the first time ever.




Front Row: Linda Troutman, Lula Smart, April Proctor, Diane Thomas

Back Row: Latashia Head, Sandra Cody, Robert Dennard, Angela Bryant Nancy Dennard, and Kechia Harrison

Front page of the VDT yesterday,

Quitman 11 trial gets under way,
with no byline and no pictures, Continue reading →