Roman Ducksworth Jr.

Corporal Roman Ducksworth Jr. was a notable figure in American civil rights history, whose story reflects the struggle for racial equality during the violent era of the 1960s. He was shot and killed in a hate crime by Taylorsville, Mississippi police as he was heading to the hospital expecting his sixth child. His death is one of the cases that exemplify the systemic racial violence and injustice prevalent in the United States, particularly in the South, during this period.²