More than a half century late, Jackson State University is honoring its Class of 1970.
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FILE - In this May 15, 1970, file photo, the bullet-riddled windows of Alexander Hall, a women's dormitory at Jackson State College in Jackson, Miss., are shown after two African-American students were killed and 12 injured when police opened fire on the building claiming they had seen a sniper. (AP Photo, File)
Author: EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press
Published: 6:32 PM CDT May 14, 2021
Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 14, 2021
JACKSON, Miss — Days after National Guard members killed four Kent State University students who were protesting the Vietnam War, white police officers marched onto the campus of a historically Black college in Mississippi’s capital city to violently suppress protests against racism.