Black History Fact: Jimmie Lee Jackson Murdered By Police In 1965
Black History Fact: Jimmie Lee Jackson Murdered By Police In 1965
Today, Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young civil rights activist was murdered back in 1965. The young man was shot down by police officers after attending a voting-rights meeting in Marion, Alabama. Because of him Martin Luther King went to Selma to march in his honor .
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