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Luther Jackson

Case from Philadelphia, MS dated Oct 25, 1959

Victim Details

Luther Jackson

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

MS

1959-10-25

27

Luther

Jackson

07/09/2026

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On an autumn evening in 1959, in the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, a 27-year-old Black man named Luther Jackson, a veteran of the Korean War, was fatally shot. On the night of October 25th, Jackson was in a parked car with a woman named Hattie Thompson when they were approached by police officer Lawrence Rainey. Rainey ordered both individuals out of the vehicle.

After Luther Jackson exited the car, Officer Rainey pushed him out of Thompson's line of sight. Shortly after, Thompson re ...
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  • Zinn Education Project: Oct. 30, 1959: Luther Jackson Murdered
  • List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States - Wikipedia
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