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Thomas D. Hudson

Case from Little Rock, AR dated Aug 19, 1920

Victim Details

Thomas D. Hudson

Male

Black / African American

Little Rock

AR

1920-08-19

26

Thomas

D. Hudson

07/14/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 19, 1920, a young Black police officer named Thomas D. Hudson was walking his beat on West Ninth Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. At 26 years old and with just over a year of service with the Little Rock Police Department, the U.S. Army veteran was making his rounds when he happened upon a man in the act of burglarizing a local cafe.

The scene quickly turned confrontational as Officer Hudson ordered the man to stop and raise his hands. Instead of surre ...
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