Sammy Young, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement
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Sammy Young, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement
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Selection from James Forman Library. Image of hardcover copy of Sammy Young, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement by James Forman.
Younge was a formal Naval officer turned student at the Tuskegee Institute. In the mid-60s he worked to desegregate public facilities and led voter registration drives. Younge was shot and killed in 1966 by bathroom attendant Marvin Segrest for using a whites-only restroom. His violent death sparked outrage and protest throughout Alabama.
Younge was a formal Naval officer turned student at the Tuskegee Institute. In the mid-60s he worked to desegregate public facilities and led voter registration drives. Younge was shot and killed in 1966 by bathroom attendant Marvin Segrest for using a whites-only restroom. His violent death sparked outrage and protest throughout Alabama.
Subject
Younge, Sammy, 1944-1966.
Tuskegee (Ala.) --Race relations.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Creator
Forman, James, 1928-2005.
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JamesFormanLibraryCollection.
Publisher
Queens College Department of Special Collections and Archives (New York, N.Y.)
Date
1968
Date Created
2013-05-21
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English
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Text
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Tuskegee (Ala.)
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Sammy Younge, Jr.
The First Black College Student to fie in the Black Liberation Movement
by James Forman
The First Black College Student to fie in the Black Liberation Movement
by James Forman
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9 inches (229 mm)
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Paper
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Citation
Forman, James, 1928-2005., “Sammy Young, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement,” Queens College Civil Rights Archives, accessed May 29, 2022, http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/items/show/160.