Denver Smith, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on November 16, 1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Smith was a student at Southern University, where he was actively involved in protests demanding better school conditions. The protests, led by the group "Students United," called for improvements in housing, food, medical services, and more emphasis on the Black experience in the curriculum.
On the day of his death, hundreds of students gathered in and around the A
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