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Clarence Triggs

Case from Bogalusa, LA dated Jun 30, 1966

Victim Details

Clarence Triggs

Male

Black / African American

Bogalusa

LA

1966-06-30

24

Clarence

Triggs

07/16/2026

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In the summer of 1966, a 24-year-old African-American bricklayer and veteran named Clarence Triggs was found dead on the side of a highway in Bogalusa, Louisiana. His life was cut short by a gunshot wound to the head on July 30, 1966. Triggs, who had recently moved to Bogalusa from Jackson, Mississippi, with his wife, had become involved in the local civil rights movement. He participated in marches organized by the Congress on Racial Equality and the Bogalusa Voters League, advocating for the r ...
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    Has anyone else looked into the connection between Clarence Triggs' murder and the broader civil rig... ...Read More
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