In 2018 Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., a 21-year old Army veteran, was shot and killed by a police officer who mistook him for another alleged assailant at a shopping mall in Hoover, Alabama. The shooting was protested by civil rights organizations and cited as an … Read MoreEmantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. (1997-2018)
On October 18, 2016, Deborah Danner, a 66-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot in her Bronx apartment by Sergeant Hugh Barry of the New York Police Department. The shooting occurred after police arrived to investigate a neighbor’s reports of “erratic” behavior. Due to a … Read MoreDeborah J. Danner (1950-2016)
Jemel Roberson was born to Beatrice and John Roberson in South Africa on April 4, 1992. Soon afterwards the family moved to Chicago, Illinois where Roberson grew up. His friends and family remember him as a playful and caring child. Roberson attended Lane Tech Prep … Read MoreJemel Roberson (1992-2018)
Markeis McGlockton was an artist who could draw virtually anything. He was a loving father to three children with his girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, and an aspiring rapper who loved making music videos with his friends. McGlockton was born to Monica Moore-Robinson and Michael McGlockton on … Read MoreMarkeis McGlockton (1990-2018)
Anthony Weber was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in Westmont, California, on February 4, 2018. He was sixteen years old. Weber, known as “A.J.” to his friends and family, was born on July 30, 2001, to John Weber and Demetra Johnson. He … Read MoreAnthony Weber (2001-2018)
Patrick Harmon was shot and killed by Salt Lake City police officer Clinton Fox on August 13, 2017, after being pulled over by another officer for bicycle infractions. The shooting, as well as the subsequent decision by the Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, … Read MorePatrick Harmon (1967-2017)
The Camilla Massacre was aftermath of a political rally in Mitchell County, Georgia, that ended with numerous participants killed and wounded in the town courthouse square. Following the Georgia Constitution of 1868, thirty-three African American men, all Republicans and often called the Original 33, were … Read MoreThe Camilla Massacre (1868)
The MOVE organization was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 by John Africa. When members greeted each other they would say “on the MOVE.” The MOVE organization spoke about racial and environmental injustice on street corners and protested in front of numerous organizations throughout the … Read MoreMOVE Bombing (1985)
Mississippi became the mecca of the Freedom Movement in the early 1960s due to local and out-of-state activists who formed or supported grassroots efforts to gain civil rights for its black citizens. One of those local activists was Benjamin Ellery Murph. Murph was born on … Read MoreBenjamin Ellery Murph (1908-1972)
Vernon Dahmer, one of the most powerful racial justice leaders in the Piney Woods of southeast Mississippi, was killed in 1966 for his civil rights activism. Born on March 10, 1908, Dahmer’s parents were George and Ellen Dahmer of Forrest County, Mississippi. He graduated from … Read MoreVernon Dahmer (1908-1966)
