Killing of Danny Bryant in Louisiana in 1948
Incident
Danny Bryant (1911-1948), a laborer, was killed by Night Officer Kensey (or Kinzie) Jenkins in Covington, Louisiana. According to newspaper accounts, Bryant was struck by white men in an all-white hotel lobby for failure to remove his hat in the presence of whites. Jenkins was summoned to the scene and shot Bryant, claiming self-defense. Per death certificate, Bryant died of gunshot wounds to the chest.
advocacy group resources
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the fatal shooting of Danny Bryant by police : October 23, 1948
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the fatal shooting of Danny Bryant by police : October 23, 1948
- News article from the Biloxi Daily Herald about the fatal shooting of Danny Bryant by police : October 11, 1948
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