Sheriff Victor Hill, was once seen as a pillar of justice, BUT his career took an unexpected turn when he violated the civil rights of inmates.

Sources
Tina's Story
ACLU
THIRD LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CLAYTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, VICTOR HILL--by Heather Middleton

Alive
Atlanta attorney provides insight into former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill's prison sentence--by Dawn White
Ex-Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill begins serving federal prison term
Plea bargain talks underway in Victor Hill shooting case--by Doug Richards

Atlanta
"Sheriff on Deck!"--by Steve Fennessy

Change.org
Reinstate Sheriff Victor Hill

CNN
Former Georgia sheriff who ordered detainees to be strapped to restraint chair sentenced to 18 months prison--By Melissa Alonso

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
POST Certification

The Florida Times Union
Georgia sheriff charged in shooting of real estate agent

Gwinnett Daily Post
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill enters plea in Gwinnett shooting--by Keith Farner

News Daily
Former Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill loses Georgia POST certification--by Heather Middleton

United States Attorney's Office
Former Sheriff Victor Hill sentenced to federal prison for civil rights violations

Photos
Sheriff Victor Hill--Clayton County Sheriff's Office via News Daily
Sheriff Hill Mug Shot--via Patch
Sheriff Hill taking private jet to jail--via Sherff Victor Hill Twitter

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Hillary’s Story
Throughout his career, shock jock Howard Stern fought for free speech against the FCC. BUT he shocks everyone when he runs for governor of New York.

Tina’s Story
In June 1964, three civil rights activists made their way to investigate a firebombed church in Mississippi. BUT when no one hears from them for days, everyone fears the worst.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Independent
The Candidate Has Landed--by Kevin Jackson

Los Angeles Times
Howard Stern Ends Bid for Governor; Won’t Divulge Data

Method Shop
Howard Stern For Governor? A Look Back At The Shock Jock’s 1994 Run For Governor Of New York State--by Jay Frank Wilson

The New York Times
Gov. Howard Stern? Some Fail to See Humor--by Todd S. Purdum

The Things
The Truth About Howard Stern's Run For Governor--by Dylan Parker

UPI
Howard Stern quits N.Y. gov race--By TRACEY L. MILLER

The Washington Post
What Howard Stern for governor can teach us about Donald Trump--by Amber Phillips

Wikipedia
Howard Stern
1994 New York gubernatorial election

YouTube
COMEDY CENTRAL-HOWARD STERN FOR GOVERNOR-1994-Part 1
Howard Stern for Governor on Hard Copy (1994)

Photos
Stern at Press Conference--Photo by Ted Van Pelt via Method Shop
Stern at Press Conference with Robin Quivers--by Chrystyna Czajkowsky, AP via USA Today
Gov Pataki and Stern at bill signing--Photo by Kathy Willens, AP via Shutterstock

Tina's Story
Associated Press
Man convicted of 3 killing civil rights workers dies in jail--By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and REBECCA SANTANA
Facts about Mississippi Sovereignty Commission

The Atlantic
The Cost of Closing the ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murder Case--by Juleyka Lantigua-Williams

Biography
Andrew Goodman

CBS News
Case files and photos from 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of civil rights workers made public for first time

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

FBI History
Mississippi Burning

Ferris State University
MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER, JAMES EARL CHANEY, AND ANDREW GOODMAN

History
Slain Civil Rights Workers Found

James Earl Chaney Foundation
James Earl Chaney

Metropolitan District Commission
The New York Times
The Blessing and Burden of Being John Lewis--by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

NPR: The Two Way
Officials Close Investigation Into 1964 'Mississippi Burning' Killings--by Camila Domonoske

Penn Live
Ku Klux Klansman arrested 15 years ago in murder case that inspired ‘Mississippi Burning’--by Deb Kiner

PBS: An American Experience
Murder in Mississippi

SNCC Digital
Bodies of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner discovered

Stanford University -Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Congress of Racial Equality

Teen Vogue
The Mississippi Burning Murders Changed Civil Rights History--by Alexa Stevens

University of Missouri Kansas City
Michael Schwerner

Zinn Education Project
June 21, 1964: Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered in Mississippi

Photos
Missing Photo--via FBI (Public Domain)
Remains Found--via FBI (Public Domain)
CORE Vigil Photo--via Zinn Education Project
Chaney Obituary--via City University of New York Archives

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Tina’s Story
Medgar Evers started his work as a civil rights activist in the 1950s and eventually became a leading figure in Mississippi. BUT, after Evers was assassinated, his death galvanized the civil rights movement.

Hillary’s Story
In 1829 Margaret “Peggy” Timberlake married US Senator John Eaton. But when the wives of high profile Washington DC elites find her behavior unacceptable, they embark on a crusade to shun her which leads to long lasting political challenges for Andrew Jackson’s cabinet.

Sources
Tina's Story
Britannica
Medgar Evers

Clarion Ledger
Evers' assassin said still at large--by Jerry Mitchell

FBI
Medgar Evans

History
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated

Library of Congress
Medgar Evers: A Hero in Life and Death--by Neely Tucker
Medgar Evers’ Role in Civil Rights Law--by Jennifer Davis

Life
Medgar Evers' Funeral, June, 1963--by Ben Cosgrove

Marymount
Assassination & Aftermath

NAACP
Medgar Evans

National Geographic
How the assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement--by Erin Blakemore

The New York Times
Mississippi Reveals Dark Secrets of a Racist Time--by Kevin Sack

NPR WLRN
Fifty Years After Medgar Evers' Killing, The Scars Remain

PBS News Hour
The Medgar Evers Assassination

Shapell
JFK’s Drafted Letter to Medgar Evers' Widow, Myrlie, on Evers' Assassination

SNCC Digital
Medgar Evers Murdered

The Witness
"Turn Me Loose!": The Assassination of Medgar Evers--by Jemar Tisby

Photos
Medgar Evers--Photo Credit: Fair Use
Klansman Bryon De La Beckwith--Photo Credit: Fair Use
Rifle used by De La Beckwith--Photo Credit: Mississippi Department of Archives and History via Fair Use
Medgar Evers' son, Darrel, being comforted by his mom, Myrile--Photo Credit: Associated Press via NPR
Hillary's Story
[History](President Jackson appoints John Eaton as secretary of war and starts scandal)

The New York Times Book Review
The Petticoat Affair Review by Douglas Sylva

Owlcation
Peggy Eaton, Andrew Jackson, and the Petticoat Affair--by DOUG WEST

Wikipedia
Petticoat Affair

YouTube
History Brief: the Peggy Eaton Special--by Reading Through History
The Real Housewives of the White House | The Petticoat Affair--by Have History Will Travel

Photos
Peggy Eaton--Photo Credit: Public Domain via The Colombia Starr
Floride Calhoun--Photo Credit: Public Domain
Peggy O'Neal Cigar Box--Photo Credit: Public Domain
The Gorgeous Hussy Movie Poster--Photo Credit: Fair Use

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