On January 10, 1972, Samuel Upton, a 29-year-old African American man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tragically lost his life during a violent confrontation between police officers and members of the Nation of Islam in Baton Rouge. The incident began when four men from the NOI held a public demonstration on North Boulevard near the Temple Theater, blocking the street with a Cadillac vehicle. Baton Rouge police officers arrived to disperse the demonstration, leading to a violent shootout.
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