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On this day in 1965, Ala. trooper killed Jimmie Lee Jackson

Summary by Mississippi Today
Feb. 18, 1965 Memorial where Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot, behind Zion Methodist Church in Marion, Ala. Credit: Wikipedia A nighttime protest in Marion, Alabama, led to law enforcement officers attacking the 500 or so protesters who were marching from Zion United Methodist Church to the Perry County jail, where a civil rights activist was being held. Police also beat two photographers and NBC News correspondent Richard Valeriani, who had to be ho…

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Mississippi Today broke the news in on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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