Albert Pitts, a 21-year-old Black man, tragically lost his life on July 13, 1960, in Monroe, Louisiana. He worked alongside his brother David and four other young Black men for Robert Fuller, a white man who owned a septic tank cleaning business. Fuller had a reputation for mistreating and underpaying his employees. On that fateful day, Fuller invited the five men to his home to settle back wages. However, the situation escalated, and Fuller claimed the men were armed, prompting him to shoot the
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