On this day in 1972, a law enforcement officer shot and killed two students at Southern University in Baton Rouge after weeks of protests over inadequate services.
On this day in 1972 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 16, 2024 Nov. 16, 1972 A law enforcement officer shot and killed two students at Southern University in Baton Rouge after weeks of protests over inadequate services. When the students marched on University President Leon Netterville’s office, Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards sent scores of police officers in to break up the demonstrations.
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