Henry Ezekial Smith

Death by Force

Henry Ezekial Smith, a 17-year-old student, tragically lost his life on February 8, 1968, during a civil rights protest at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, South Carolina. This event, known as the Orangeburg Massacre, was a significant and somber moment in the history of the civil rights movement. Smith, along with Samuel Hammond and Delano Middleton, was fatally shot by state troopers who opened fire on a crowd of unarmed students protesting against racial segregation at the local Al ...Read More

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