149:, his white opponents and others (including his brother, editor Cornelius A. Scott) pressured him to withdraw as a candidate. When he refused to withdraw, his residency qualification was challenged, and he was arrested, possibly with his brother's cooperation. Aurelius Scott reacted violently to the arrest, and was institutionalized at a mental hospital in
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81:(January 26, 1901 – June 28, 1978) was an American educator and newspaper editor. Scott made national headlines in 1946, when he ran for public office in Georgia; he was arrested and institutionalized to force an end to his campaign.
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932:"The Case of Aurelius S. Scott"
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