James Brazier (c. 1926–April 25, 1958) was an African-American victim of police brutality and substandard medical care that followed.
Police targeted Brazier because he was black and owned nice cars from the dealership he worked at.
[1][4] Brazier complained about severe headaches after the incident in November 1957, and his wife visited the Dawson police with a medical bill to talk about the ongoing head issues.
[3] Brazier was arrested by Officer Cherry and placed in jail, where he saw Dr. Charles M. Ward who misdiagnosed him as drunk based on slurred speech.
[2][5][4] His wife Hattie brought a civil lawsuit against the Dawson Police Officers, W. B. Cherry, Randolph McDonald, Zachary T. Matthews, et.