Benjamin Brown (activist)

Benjamin Brown
Benjamin Brown
Born	May 12, 1945
Died	May 12, 1967 (aged 22); Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Resting place	Sweet Rest Cemetery, Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, US
Occupation	Student

Benjamin Brown (May 12, 1945 – May 12, 1967) was an African-American student at Jackson State University active in the civil rights movement, killed on campus during a standoff between law enforcement and students.^[1]^[2] Upon encountering the standoff (at the sidelines) after picking up a sandwich from a cafe to bring back to his wife, he was shot by two stray shotgun blasts from law enforcement firing into the crowd.^[1]^[3] No arrests were ever made.^[1]

In 2001, a Hinds County grand jury reviewed the case and blamed two deceased officers: Jackson police officer Buddy Kane and Mississippi Highway Patrolman Lloyd Jones. The Brown family filed a lawsuit and settled for $50,000 from the city of Jackson. There has been no marker on the JSU campus recognizing the events that took place.^[1]

The Southern Poverty Law Center memorialized Benjamin Brown as a civil rights martyr on a memorial designed by Maya Lin.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "No marker recognizes Ben Brown's killing on JSU campus". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
^ "Benjamin Brown". Find A Grave. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28.
^ "Civil Rights Martyrs". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

External links

Benjamin Brown Case File Closing

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[:0-1] "No marker recognizes Ben Brown's killing on JSU campus". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

[2] "Benjamin Brown". Find A Grave. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28.

[3] "Civil Rights Martyrs". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

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Benjamin Brown
Born	(1945-05-12)May 12, 1945
Died	May 12, 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 22) Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Resting place	Sweet Rest Cemetery, Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, US
Occupation	Student