Aubrey James Norvell
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Aubrey James Norvell is an American white supremacist best known for shooting and critically wounding civil rights activist James Meredith during the 1966 March Against Fear in Mississippi.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ white supremacist ⓘ |
| charge | assault with intent to commit murder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| crimeCommitted | attempted murder of James Meredith ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1966-06-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn | March Against Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Norvell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Aubrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacy ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | convicted ⓘ |
| locationOfCrime |
Highway 51, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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near Hernando, Mississippi ⓘ |
| motive |
opposition to school desegregation
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racial hatred toward African Americans ⓘ |
| name | Aubrey James Norvell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1966 attack during the March Against Fear
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shooting James Meredith ⓘ |
| numberOfShotsFired | three ⓘ |
| occupation | hardware store employee ⓘ |
| opposedMovement | American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonTargetedPerson | James Meredith’s role in desegregating the University of Mississippi ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | five years in prison ⓘ |
| servedTimeIn | Mississippi state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedPerson | James Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | shotgun ⓘ |
| victim | James Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfNotableCrime | 1966 ⓘ |
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