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William Evan Sampson

Case from Greensboro, NC dated Nov 03, 1979

Victim Details

William Evan Sampson

Male

Other Race

Greensboro

NC

1979-11-03

31

William

Evan Sampson

07/10/2026

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William Evan Sampson, a 31-year-old man, tragically lost his life on November 3, 1979, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sampson was one of five anti-Klan demonstrators killed during an attack by members of the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis at an anti-Klan rally. The incident, known as the Greensboro Massacre, also resulted in the deaths of César Vincente Cauce, Michael Ronald Nathan, Sandra Neely Smith, and James Michael Waller.

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    Absolutely devastated by the details surrounding the absence of law enforcement during the Greensbor... ...Read More
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