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Feb 18, 2018 · The bodies of Denver Smith and Leonard Brown lay outside the Southern University Administration Building on Nov. 16, 1972. The students were killed during a confrontation with law...
Nov 16, 2023 · A still-unidentified officer shot and killed two 20-year-old students, Leonard Brown and Denver Smith, who weren’t among the protesters. No one was ever prosecuted in their slayings. They have since been awarded posthumous degrees, and the university’s Smith-Brown Memorial Union bears their names.
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No one was ever charged in connection with the incident, which left freshmen Denver Smith and Leonard Brown dead from shotgun wounds. The deaths have haunted Pratt ever since. He recalls the date of the shootings almost as easily as his birthday or wedding anniversary.
Nov 16, 1972 · Brown and one other bystander, Denver Smith, were shot and killed in the fray. Initial Investigation. A state-appointed commission investigated the shooting and determined that Smith and...
Nov 17, 2002 · A shocked White gazed over the crumpled bodies of Leonard Brown, from Gilbert, and Denver Smith, from New Roads. Both were juniors. Brown was dead, and Smith died shortly after his arrival...
Nov 17, 2022 · Leonard Brown and Denver Smith were only 20 years old when they lost their lives while peacefully protesting. They were boycotting for equity in education. “They didn’t deserve any of...
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Nov 17, 2022 · By Miranda Thomas. Published: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:57 PM PST. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University honored the lives of two students who were murdered on campus during the peak of the civil...
