- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Murder of Lillie Belle Allen, York, Pennsylvania, 1969 July 21
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1969-07/1969-08
- Subject:
- African American women--Pennsylvania--York
African American women--South Carolina--Aiken
African American women--Death
African American women--Violence against--Pennsylvania--York
Women--Violence against--Pennyslvania--York
Shooting (Execution)--Pennsylvania--York
Rifles--Pennsylvania--York
Gunshot wounds--Pennsylvania--York
Assassination--Pennsylvania--York
Assassination--Investigation--Pennsylvania--York
Homicide--Pennsylvania--York
Murder--Investigation--Pennsylvania--York
Criminal investigation--Pennsylvania--York
Violent deaths--Pennsylvania--York
Political violence--Pennsylvania--York
Police--Complaints against--Pennsylvania--York
Police misconduct--Pennsylvania--York
Race riots--Pennsylvania--York
Riots--Pennsylvania--York
Mobs--Pennsylvania--York
Civil rights--Pennsylvania--York
African Americans--Civil rights--Pennsylvania--York
Intervention (Federal government)--Pennsylvania--York
Violence--Pennsylvania--York
United States. Attorney-General
Allen, Lillie Belle, 1942-1969--Assassination
Allen, Lillie Belle, 1942-1969--Death and burial - People:
- Allen, Lillie Belle, 1942-1969
Leonard, Jerris (Jerris G.), 1931-2006 - Location:
- United States, Pennsylvania, York County, 39.91996, -76.72651
United States, Pennsylvania, York County, York, 39.9626, -76.72774
United States, South Carolina, Aiken County, Aiken, 33.56042, -81.71955 - Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Lillie Belle Allen was from Aiken, South Carolina. On July 21, 1969, Lillie Belle and others were visiting the York, Pennsylvania area. During the visit, Ms Allen and friends encountered a group of armed individuals. Ms Allen was subsequently shot by a high powered rifle while moving from the back seat of the vehicle to the driver's seat in an attempt to escape danger. Ms Allen later died from her injuries.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://vault.fbi.gov/Lillie%20Belle%20Allen%20
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 file (47 p.)
- Original Collection:
- https://vault.fbi.gov/Lillie%20Belle%20Allen%20
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights:
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