(AURN News) — On May 15, 1970, a horrific tragedy unfolded at Jackson State College in Mississippi.
Just 10 days after the Kent State shootings, racial tensions and anti-war protests culminated in violence.
Mississippi highway patrolmen and city police converged on campus, eventually opening a relentless barrage of gunfire toward Alexander Hall.
They fired more than 400 rounds, claiming the lives of Phillip Lafayette Gibbs, a 21-year-old junior, and James Earl Green, a high school student. Neither was armed.
Students dove behind furniture and crawled through shattered glass to escape the hail of bullets.
The dormitory’s facade was left riddled with bullet holes. Twelve others were injured by gunfire during the shooting.
Legal proceedings took place over several years. A local grand jury later determined that the officers’ actions were justified, resulting in no criminal convictions.
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