Sammy Younge Jr.
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Sammy Younge Jr. was a civil rights activist and Tuskegee Institute student whose 1966 murder for attempting to desegregate a whites-only restroom made him a martyr of the Black liberation movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ student ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Black voting rights in Alabama
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desegregation of public restrooms ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
civil rights memorial events
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writings by SNCC activists ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966 ⓘ |
| describedAs | martyr of the Black liberation movement ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tuskegee Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Younge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sammy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
SNCC field worker
ⓘ
voting rights organizer ⓘ |
| killedFor | attempting to desegregate a whites-only restroom ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot ⓘ |
| memberOf | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black liberation movement
ⓘ
Civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murder of Sammy Younge Jr. in Tuskegee in 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor | desegregation activism in Alabama ⓘ |
| occupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| opposed | racial segregation in public facilities ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Macon County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEducation | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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