- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Louis Allen, Liberty, Mississippi, 1964 February 01
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1964-02
- Subject:
- African American men--Mississippi--Liberty
African American men--Death
African American men--Violence against--Mississippi--Liberty
Men--Violence against--Mississippi--Liberty
Loggers--Mississippi--Liberty
Shooting (Execution)--Mississippi--Liberty
Shotguns--Mississippi--Liberty
Gunshot wounds--Mississippi--Liberty
Assassination--Mississippi--Liberty
Assassination--Investigation--Mississippi--Liberty
Homicide--Mississippi--Liberty
Murder--Investigation--Mississippi--Liberty
Criminal investigation--Mississippi--Liberty
Violent deaths--Mississippi--Liberty
Civil rights--Mississippi--Liberty
African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--Liberty
Intervention (Federal government)--Mississippi--Liberty
Violence--Mississippi--Liberty
Allen, Louis, 1919-1964--Assassination
Allen, Louis, 1919-1964--Death and burial - People:
- Allen, Louis, 1919-1964
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Amite County, 31.1744, -90.80443
United States, Mississippi, Amite County, Liberty, 31.15823, -90.81232 - Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- On February 1, 1964, in Liberty, Mississippi, Louis Allen, an African American logger, was shot to death in his driveway. The previous evening, Mr. Allen had visited his employer in order to obtain a letter of recommendation as he intended to move the next day to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to seek employment as a truck driver and/or bulldozer operator. The killing of Mr. Allen has never been solved.
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:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/Louis%20Allen
- Extent:
- 2 files (93 p.)
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights:
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