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James Earl Green

Case from Jackson, MS dated May 15, 1970

Victim Details

James Earl Green

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

1970-05-15

17

James

Earl Green

07/02/2026

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On the night of May 14, 1970, racial tensions that had been simmering in Jackson, Mississippi, came to a tragic head on the campus of Jackson State College. James Earl Green, a 17-year-old Black male and a senior at nearby Jim Hill High School, was walking home from his job at a grocery store. His path took him through the campus, a place fraught with recent confrontations between Black students and white motorists who would often shout racial slurs while driving through. That evening, the campu ...
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  • Jackson State killings - Wikipedia
  • List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States - Wikipedia
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