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Do you know who murdered Louis Allen in 1964?
Louis Allen, a 44-year-old Black civil rights activist, was murdered on January 31, 1964, in Liberty, Mississippi. Allen, a logger and father, had been a witness to the 1961 killing of fellow activist Herbert Lee by a Mississippi state legislator. Allen initially kept quiet out of fear but later confided to the FBI that Lee's death was a murder and that he had seen it firsthand. This decision to speak out made him a target.
On the night of January 31, 1964, as Allen returned home, he wa ...Read More
Louis Allen, a 44-year-old Black civil rights activist, was murdered on January 31, 1964, in Liberty, Mississippi. Allen, a logger and father, had been a witness to the 1961 killing of fellow activist Herbert Lee by a Mississippi state legislator. Allen initially kept quiet out of fear but later confided to the FBI that Lee's death was a murder and that he had seen it firsthand. This decision to speak out made him a target.
On the night of January 31, 1964, as Allen returned home, he wa ...Read More
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Louis Allen
March 14, 2024
Male
African-American / Black
Liberty
MS
1964-01-31
1919-04-25
44
Louis Allen
Louis
Allen
11/09/2025
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06/11/2024
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