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About Benjamin Brown
Benjamin Brown was an African-American student at Jackson State University active in the civil rights movement, killed on campus during a standoff between law enforcement and students. Upon encountering the standoff after picking up a sandwich from a cafe to bring back to his wife, he was shot by two stray shotgun blasts from law enforcement firing into the crowd. No arrests were ever made.
Everything about Benjamin Brown →- Born
- May 12, 1945
- Died
- May 12, 1967