Tuskegee Institute student Sammy Younge Jr.
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Tuskegee Institute student Sammy Younge Jr. was a young civil rights activist whose 1966 murder in Alabama made him the first Black college student killed in the Black liberation struggle, galvanizing national attention to the movement.
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| Tuskegee Institute student Sammy Younge Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Tuskegee Institute student
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Tuskegee Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tuskegee Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Younge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | 1966 murder in Tuskegee, Alabama ⓘ |
| impact | galvanized national attention to the Black liberation struggle ⓘ |
| killedIn | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil rights activism in Alabama
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his 1966 murder that galvanized national attention to the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot ⓘ |
| movement |
Black liberation movement
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Civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Black college student killed in the Black liberation struggle ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| participantIn |
desegregation efforts in Alabama
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voting rights activism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | became symbol of violence against Black students in the civil rights struggle ⓘ |
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Sammy Younge, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement
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