Henry Dortress “Dickie” Marrow was an African American veteran who was shot and killed after a racial confrontation with whites in Oxford, North Carolina, on May 12, 1970. The confrontation and murder seemed to have many parallels to the far more famous Emmitt Till case … Read MoreHenry Dortress Marrow Jr. (1947-1970)
Alton Sterling, a victim of a police killing, was born on June 14, 1979, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He worked as a CD vendor, had five children, and lived in the Living Waters Outreach Ministries shelter in Baton Rouge before his death. He was known … Read MoreAlton Sterling (1979 – 2016)
Dante Parker, a Victorville (California) Daily Press employee who had worked as a pressman since 2007 and was the father of five children, died after an altercation with San Bernadino County sheriffs’ deputies who suspected him of burglary On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at approximately … Read MoreDante Parker (1978- 2014)
Atatiana Koquice Jefferson was a 28-year-old graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana who also worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative and saved money for medical school, according to her family. She graduated from Lake Highland High School in 2010 and then studied at Xavier University … Read MoreAtatiana Jefferson (1990-2019)
Alberta Spruill was a 57-year-old Harlem resident, churchgoer, and city employee about to leave her job when she was caught in the crossfire of a police raid and subsequently died of a heart attack. Spruill was preparing to start her longtime job with the New … Read MoreAlberta Spruill (1946-2003)
Yvette Smith, a 47-year-old former housekeeper and mother of three, was shot and killed at her friend’s house by Daniel Willis, a Bastrop County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy who was called to settle a dispute. Smith called 911 after she tried and failed to settle an … Read MoreYvette Smith (1966-2014)
On August 5, 2016 Jamarion Robinson, a 26-year-old African American was shot 76 times while at his girlfriend’s residence, Parkside Camp Creek Luxury Apartments, in Atlanta, Georgia. Robinson was killed when members of several law enforcement agencies opened fired during an attempt to serve a … Read MoreJamarion Rashad Robinson (1990-2016)
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the largest historically Black college in the state of Louisiana. In 1970, over 10,000 Black students attended the university. Although the school president and most of the administration were Black, the university itself … Read MoreThe 1972 Southern University Shooting
Who are they: Emmett Till was born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. His parent’s names were Louis and Mamie Till. He was an only child, and he attended Mccosh Elementary School on the south side of Chicago. When he was 14 years old, … Read MoreEmmett Louis Till (1941-1955) [Children’s Edition]
Delbert Samuel Orr Africa, Black Panther, MOVE member, and political prisoner, was born April 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Herma Estelle Hall and Samuel Orr. After graduating from Chicago’s Crane Technical High, Orr enlisted into the US Air Force in 1963, and was honorably … Read MoreDelbert Africa (1946-2020)
