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Roman Ducksworth, Jr., a 27-year-old African-American military police officer, was tragically killed on April 9, 1962, in Taylorsville, Mississippi. Ducksworth was traveling home from his post in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, on emergency leave to be with his wife, Melva, who was experiencing complications during the birth of their sixth child.
As Ducksworth slept on the bus, the driver summoned Taylorsville Police Department Officer William Kelly to wake him. Kelly, mistaking Ducksworth for ...Read More
As Ducksworth slept on the bus, the driver summoned Taylorsville Police Department Officer William Kelly to wake him. Kelly, mistaking Ducksworth for ...Read More
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Roman Ducksworth
Male
Black / African American
Taylorsville
MS
1962-04-09
27
Roman
Ducksworth
11/17/2025
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