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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_AllenLouis Allen - Wikipedia

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   Louis Allen (April 25, 1919 – January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger in Liberty, Mississippi, who was shot and killed on his land during the civil rights era. He had previously tried to register to vote and had allegedly talked to federal officials after witnessing the 1961 murder of Herbert Lee , an NAACP member, by E. H. Hurst , a ...

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3. www.cbsnews.com › news › cold-case-the-murder-ofCold case: The murder of Louis Allen - CBS News

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   Apr 15, 2011 · Forty seven years after the murder of Louis Allen, "60 Minutes" goes to Liberty, Miss. in search of his killer. The murder is still unsolved, but the case has never quite gone away, because the...

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   Aug 29, 2019 · Overview. On January 31, 1964, Louis Allen (Allen), an African-American male born April 25, 1919, was murdered in his driveway as he was opening the gate to his home in Amite County, near Liberty, Mississippi. Allen suffered extensive trauma from three shotgun blasts to the head.

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   How did Louis Allen die?

   • On January 31, 1964, the night before he was set to move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Louis Allen was ambushed outside his property in Liberty, Mississippi, and shot twice in the face with a shotgun. He died almost instantly. Mr. Allen was the victim of racially motivated violence in a system where he was offered no protection by the rule of law.

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   Who was Louis Allen?

   • Louis Allen was a native of Amite County, Mississippi, where he was born in 1919. The county's population was majority African-American, with an economy based on agriculture: cotton, dairy farming and logging.

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   What happened to Louis Allen in 60 minutes?

   • Forty seven years after the murder of Louis Allen, "60 Minutes" goes to Liberty, Miss. in search of his killer. The murder is still unsolved, but the case has never quite gone away, because the chief suspect is very much alive and walking the streets of a town called Liberty.

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   Who was Allen Allen?

   • Allen was selected as a member of the sixth group of astronauts in August 1967. He served with distinction as the Mission Scientist and EVA CapCom on Apollo 15 and contributed a great deal of subtle humor to Apollo 17 as the "Goodnight" CapCom.

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   Louis Allen was a witness to the killing of Herbert Lee, a NAACP member and voter registrar, in 1961. He was ambushed and shot in 1964 for cooperating with the FBI and speaking out against racial violence in Liberty, Mississippi.

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   Jun 29, 2023 · Learn about the murders of Louis Allen and Herbert Lee, two voting rights activists in Mississippi in the 1960s, and how they were covered by the media and the justice system. Use a mixer format to role-play key people and institutions involved in the case and explore the impact of terrorism on the Civil Rights Movement.

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   Learn about the life and death of Louis Allen, a WWII veteran and civil rights activist who witnessed and reported the murder of Herbert Lee in 1961. Find out how the FBI and the sheriff covered up his killing and how to access more resources on the Civil Rights Movement.

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   On September 25, 1961, Louis Allen witnessed a powerful state legislator shoot and kill a black man. After Allen decided to tell the truth about what he saw,...

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