Today we remember Civil Rights Martyr Carolyn Jenkins who was murdered in the #sundowntown of Martinsville, IN. on Sept. 16, 1968 for selling encyclopedias after dark. No one was ever prosecuted for her murder. Jenkins was 21 years old. #justiceforcaroljenkins#blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Died while black selling encyclopedias.
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