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Roman Ducksworth

Case from Taylorsville, MS dated Apr 09, 1962

Victim Details

Name

Roman Ducksworth

Gender

Male

Race

Black / African American

City

Taylorsville

State

MS

Date Of Death

1962-04-09

Age At Death

27

First Name

Roman

Last Name

Ducksworth

Last Updated

07/05/2026

Case Description

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On the night of April 9, 1962, Roman Ducksworth Jr., a 27-year-old African-American male, was traveling home to Taylorsville, Mississippi. A corporal in the military police stationed in Maryland, he had been granted emergency leave to be with his wife, who was experiencing complications while giving birth to their sixth child. Exhausted from the long journey, he fell asleep on the final leg of his bus trip. When the bus arrived in Taylorsville, the driver was unable to wake him and called for th ...

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Roman Ducksworth Jr. - Wikipedia

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