Cpl Roman Ducksworth Jr,
Taylorsville, Mississippi
April 09, 1962
Agencies: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI | United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Cpl. Roman Ducksworth Jr., a military police officer stationed in Maryland, was on leave to visit his sick wife when he was ordered off a bus by a police officer and shot dead. The police officer may have mistaken Ducksworth for a “freedom rider” who was testing bus desegregation laws.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.syr.edu/coldcaselaw/documents/ccji-ducksworth.pdf added August 01, 2016 14:30
- http://unitedstatesofmuricacivilrights.weebly.com/cpl-roman-ducksworth.html added August 01, 2016 14:30
- https://prezi.com/q2tmfeon08tk/corporal-roman-ducksworth-jr/ added August 01, 2016 14:30
- http://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/institutes/crrj/case-watch/ducksworth.html added August 01, 2016 14:30
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27073146 added August 01, 2016 14:30
- https://prezi.com/amzseipzta3i/cpl-roman-ducksworth-jr/ added August 01, 2016 14:30
- http://nuweb9.neu.edu/civilrights/mississippi/roman-duckworth-jr/ added August 01, 2016 14:30
- https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs added March 26, 2016 01:50