Killing of Richard Gordon Jr. in Texas in 1946
Incident
Richard Gordon, Jr. (1915-1946), a laborer and WWII veteran, was killed by unknown persons in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. The death certificate says Gordon was struck by an automobile. Newspapers report that a witness who saw his body said that his throat had been cut and his head and body were badly bruised. Days before his death, Gordon had been fired for allegedly stealing from his white employer.
Dallas 44-89
Houston 44-55
144-75-18
advocacy group resources
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- Newspaper by the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
- NAACP: 2022-04114-GORDON Richard (1418667346)
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