Killing of Booker T. Spicely in North Carolina in 1944
Incident
Pvt. Booker T. Spicely (1909 - 1944) was killed by Herman Lee Council in Durham County, North Carolina. Herman Lee Council, a bus driver, had ordered Spicely to sit in the back of the bus. Spicely protested but eventually moved to the back. When Spicely got off the bus, Council shot Spicely, alleging that Spicely started an argument and advanced on him. A trial jury acquitted Council. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
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advocacy group resources
- News article from the Chicago Defender regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : September 23, 1944
- News article from Baltimore Afro-American regarding trial of shooter of Booker T. Spicely : October 14, 1944
- News article from the Durham Sun regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : July 11, 1944
- News article from the Cleveland Call and Post regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : October 28, 1944
- Chicago Defender 09_09_44
- News article from Pittsburgh Courier regarding shooting of Booker T. Specely by bus driver : July 22, 1944
- News article from the Chicago Defender regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : October 14, 1944
- News article from the Chicago Defender regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : October 7, 1944
- News article from the Chicago Defender regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : July 22, 1944
- News article from Pittsburgh Courier regarding national response to shooting of Booker T. Specely : August 12, 1944
- News article from Philadelphia Tribune regarding protecting servicemen of color from police violence : October 7, 1944
- News article from Baltimore Afro-American about shooting of Booker T. Spicely : September 23, 1944
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : September 13, 1944
- News article from the New York Sun regarding the shooting of Booker T. Spicely : July 19, 1944
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