Dallas County Sheriff’s Office

E29671

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is the Alabama law enforcement agency historically known for its central role in violently opposing civil rights demonstrators during the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county sheriff's office
law enforcement agency
associatedWith segregationist policies in mid-20th-century Alabama
country United States
duty court security for Dallas County courts
patrol of county areas outside municipal police jurisdictions
service of civil and criminal process in Dallas County, Alabama
employs administrative staff
deputy sheriffs
detention officers
governingBody Dallas County government
hasFunction corrections
court services
law enforcement
headedBy Dallas County Sheriff
headquartersLocation Selma, Alabama
historicalEventInvolvement Bloody Sunday (1965)
Selma to Montgomery marches
jurisdiction Dallas County, Alabama
knownFor role in opposing civil rights demonstrators during the Selma to Montgomery marches
violent enforcement of segregation-era laws in the 1960s
lawEnforcementType local law enforcement agency
legalAuthorityFrom State of Alabama
locatedIn Dallas County, Alabama
oversightOf unincorporated areas of Dallas County, Alabama
responsibleFor law enforcement in Dallas County, Alabama
operation of the county jail in Dallas County, Alabama
sector criminal justice
state Alabama
timePeriodOfNotableActivity 1960s American civil rights movement
typeOfOrganization public safety agency


Please wait…