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Duanna Johnson

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 10, 2008

Victim Details

Duanna Johnson

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2008-11-10

40

Duanna

Johnson

07/08/2026

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In the autumn of 2008, the life of Duanna Johnson, a 43-year-old Black transgender woman, was violently cut short on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Her death on November 9th of that year was not an isolated tragedy but the grim culmination of a life marked by struggle and a courageous fight for justice. Months before her demise, Johnson had been thrust into the national spotlight after a brutal beating at the hands of Memphis police officers was captured on video. The footage, which showed a ...
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