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The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Georgia Governor M. E. Thompson assures NAACP counsel Thurgood Marshall of pursuing justice in the election-day murder of voter Isiah Nixon in Mt. Vernon, despite threats; suspects M. A. and Johnnie Johnson arrested.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-M. E. Thompson, outgoing governor of Georgia, has given assurance of his "willingness to do everything I can, as long as I am chief executive, to see that those violating the law of this state are brought to justice."
The Governor's position was expressed in a letter to Thurgood Marshall, NAACP special counsel, who had protested the election day slaying of Isiah Nixon, 28-year-old Negro of Mt. Vernon, who had voted in the recent Georgia Democratic primary despite the threats and warnings of white persons. Two white men brothers, M. A. and Johnnie Johnson, were arrested and charged with the murder.
It was his understanding, Governor Thompson said, in his letter to Mr. Marshall, that the case
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Mt. Vernon, Georgia
Event Date
Election Day, Recent Georgia Democratic Primary
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isiah nixon slain; m. a. and johnnie johnson arrested and charged with murder
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Isiah Nixon, 28-year-old Negro of Mt. Vernon, was slain on election day after voting in the Georgia Democratic primary despite threats from white persons. Two white brothers, M. A. and Johnnie Johnson, arrested for the murder. NAACP's Thurgood Marshall protested to Governor M. E. Thompson, who assured pursuit of justice.