United States, Georgia, Walton County, 33.78156, -83.73385Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: U.S. 78 Six Miles East of Monroe, at Locklin Road at Oconee County lineText of marker: "Moore's Ford Lynching. 2.4 miles east, at Moore's Ford Bridge on the ApalacheeRiver, four African-Americans - George and May Murray Dorsey and Roger and Dorothy Dorsey Malcom (reportedly 7 months pregnant) - were brutally beaten and shot by an unmasked mob on the afternoon of July 25, 1946. The lynching followed an argument between Roger Malcom and a local white farmer. These unsolved murders played a crucial role in both President Truman's commitment to civil rights legislation and the ensuing modern civil rights movement. In 1998, a biracial memorial service honoring the victims was held at Moore's Ford Bridge. 1999.8 Erected by The Georgia Historical Society and the Moore's Ford Memorial Committee, Inc. 147-1"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Walton CountyLynching--Georgia--Walton CountyMoore's Ford Lynching historical markerStillImage