Murders Around Mississippi
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I. Civil rights slayings in Mississippi
The names of some people killed in Mississippi and listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center's Civil Rights Memorial. (Many names are missing.)
• The Rev. George Lee, Belzoni, May 7, 1955.
• Lamar Smith, Brookhaven, August 13, 1955.
• Emmett Louis Till, Money, August 28, 1955.
• Mack Charles Parker, Poplarville, April 25, 1959.
• Herbert Lee, Liberty, September 25, 1961, Liberty.
• Cpl. Roman Ducksworth Jr., April 9, 1962, Taylorsville.
• Paul Guihard, Oxford, September 30, 1962.
• Medgar Evers, Jackson, June 12, 1963.
• Louis Allen, Liberty, April 7, 1964, Liberty.
• Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, Meadville, May 2, 1964.
• James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, Philadelphia, June 21, 1964.
• Vernon Dahmer, Hattiesburg, January 10, 1966.
• Ben Chester White, Natchez, June 10, 1966.
• Warlest Jackson, Natchez, February 27, 1967.
• Benjamin Brown, Jackson, May 12, 1967.
Others killed in Mississippi suspected by SPLC as victims of racially motivated murders, from 1954 to 1968.
• Eli Brumfield, McComb, October 31, 1961.
• Woodrow Wilson Daniels, Water Valley, July 1, 1958.
• William Roy Prather, Corinth, November 1, 1959.
• Jonas Causey, Clarksdale, May 10, 1959.
• George Love, Ruleville, January 8, 1958.
• Charles Brown, Yazoo City, June 25, 1957.
• Milton Russell, Belzoni, January 21, 1956.
• Edward Duckworth, Raleigh, January 1956.
• James E. Evanston, near Drew, December 24, 1955.
• Izell (or Izeal) Henry, beaten on July 28, 1954, Glendora. Died in 1958 or 1959.
• Clinton Melton, Glendora, December 3, 1955.
• Willie Joel Lovett, Tchula, June 30, 1963.
• Unidentified black woman and two unidentified black men, Woodville, February 1964.
• Johnny Queen, Fayette, August 8, 1965.
• Ollie W. Shelby, Jackson, January 22, 1965.
• Romie Harris, Tupelo, December 30, 1963.
• Unidentified black man, in Big Black River in Goodman, September 11, 1963.
• Freddie Lee Thomas Jr., Greenwood, September 3, 1965 or August 20, 1965.
• Julius Y. Jones, Laurel, September 4, 1965.
• Jimmy Lee Griffin, Sturgis, September 27, 1965.
• Robert Joseph McNair, Pelahatchie, November 6, 1965.
• Lillie Dell Power, Starkville, November 27, 1965.
• Eli Brumfield, McComb, October 13, 1961.
• Sylvester Maxwell, Canton, January 17, 1963.
• Herbert Oarsby or Hubert Orsby in the Big Black River near Pickens, September 9, 1964.
• Unidentified black woman near the Columbus Air Force Base, August 29, 1963.
• Unidentified black man shot to death in car, Natchez, March 1964.
• Ernest Jells, 21, Clarksdale, September 23, 1963.
• Ollie B. Shelby, 18, Hinds County, January 1965.
• John Lee, 31, Goshen Springs, February 1965.
• Donald Rasbery, 19, Okolona, February 1965.
• Willie Henry Lee, 21, Goshen Springs, February 25, 1965.
• Jessie Brown, Winona, January 13, 1965.
• Saleam K. Triggs, Forest, January 25, 1965.
• Curtie Watts, Forest, January 25, 1965.
• Robert McNair, Pelahatchie, November 6, 1965.
The names of some people killed in Mississippi and listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center's Civil Rights Memorial. (Many names are missing.)
• The Rev. George Lee, Belzoni, May 7, 1955.
• Lamar Smith, Brookhaven, August 13, 1955.
• Emmett Louis Till, Money, August 28, 1955.
• Mack Charles Parker, Poplarville, April 25, 1959.
• Herbert Lee, Liberty, September 25, 1961, Liberty.
• Cpl. Roman Ducksworth Jr., April 9, 1962, Taylorsville.
• Paul Guihard, Oxford, September 30, 1962.
• Medgar Evers, Jackson, June 12, 1963.
• Louis Allen, Liberty, April 7, 1964, Liberty.
• Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, Meadville, May 2, 1964.
• James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, Philadelphia, June 21, 1964.
• Vernon Dahmer, Hattiesburg, January 10, 1966.
• Ben Chester White, Natchez, June 10, 1966.
• Warlest Jackson, Natchez, February 27, 1967.
• Benjamin Brown, Jackson, May 12, 1967.
Others killed in Mississippi suspected by SPLC as victims of racially motivated murders, from 1954 to 1968.
• Eli Brumfield, McComb, October 31, 1961.
• Woodrow Wilson Daniels, Water Valley, July 1, 1958.
• William Roy Prather, Corinth, November 1, 1959.
• Jonas Causey, Clarksdale, May 10, 1959.
• George Love, Ruleville, January 8, 1958.
• Charles Brown, Yazoo City, June 25, 1957.
• Milton Russell, Belzoni, January 21, 1956.
• Edward Duckworth, Raleigh, January 1956.
• James E. Evanston, near Drew, December 24, 1955.
• Izell (or Izeal) Henry, beaten on July 28, 1954, Glendora. Died in 1958 or 1959.
• Clinton Melton, Glendora, December 3, 1955.
• Willie Joel Lovett, Tchula, June 30, 1963.
• Unidentified black woman and two unidentified black men, Woodville, February 1964.
• Johnny Queen, Fayette, August 8, 1965.
• Ollie W. Shelby, Jackson, January 22, 1965.
• Romie Harris, Tupelo, December 30, 1963.
• Unidentified black man, in Big Black River in Goodman, September 11, 1963.
• Freddie Lee Thomas Jr., Greenwood, September 3, 1965 or August 20, 1965.
• Julius Y. Jones, Laurel, September 4, 1965.
• Jimmy Lee Griffin, Sturgis, September 27, 1965.
• Robert Joseph McNair, Pelahatchie, November 6, 1965.
• Lillie Dell Power, Starkville, November 27, 1965.
• Eli Brumfield, McComb, October 13, 1961.
• Sylvester Maxwell, Canton, January 17, 1963.
• Herbert Oarsby or Hubert Orsby in the Big Black River near Pickens, September 9, 1964.
• Unidentified black woman near the Columbus Air Force Base, August 29, 1963.
• Unidentified black man shot to death in car, Natchez, March 1964.
• Ernest Jells, 21, Clarksdale, September 23, 1963.
• Ollie B. Shelby, 18, Hinds County, January 1965.
• John Lee, 31, Goshen Springs, February 1965.
• Donald Rasbery, 19, Okolona, February 1965.
• Willie Henry Lee, 21, Goshen Springs, February 25, 1965.
• Jessie Brown, Winona, January 13, 1965.
• Saleam K. Triggs, Forest, January 25, 1965.
• Curtie Watts, Forest, January 25, 1965.
• Robert McNair, Pelahatchie, November 6, 1965.
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