Killing of Samuel Green in Louisiana in 1938

Incident

Case summary

Samuel Green, age 14, was killed in 1938 by unknown assailant(s) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Green was playing basketball with friends at a playground when a gang of white boys with rifles and guns came by and threw rocks and bricks at them. The white boys left and then returned, and Green was shot in the side. He died in the hospital.

Victim(s):

Samuel Green


Date of incident: 1938-11-01
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Location type: public space - urban
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