In Taylorsville, Mississippi, a Black military police office stationed in Maryland, was on leave to visit his sick wife when he was ordered off a bus by a police officer and shot dead. The police officer may have mistaken Ducksworth for a "freedom rider" who was testing bus desegregation laws.
He was buried with full military honors. He is survived by his wife and six children.
He was buried with full military honors. He is survived by his wife and six children.
In Taylorsville, Mississippi, a Black military police office stationed in Maryland, was on leave to visit his sick wife when he was ordered off a bus by a police officer and shot dead. The police officer may have mistaken Ducksworth for a "freedom rider" who was testing bus desegregation laws.
He was buried with full military honors. He is survived by his wife and six children.
He was buried with full military honors. He is survived by his wife and six children.
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