Tag: Horton

Day of Courage, honoring Judge Horton, aims to inspire community

Jun. 19—The first Judge James E. Horton Day of Courage will be held Saturday to recognize a man who, under immense social, cultural and political pressure, stood against the grain to do what was right. Horton presided over the Morgan County retrial of Haywood Patterson, who along with eight other Black youths, ages 12-19, was […]