On 3 January 1966, military veteran and civil rights activist Sammy Younge, Jr was murdered in Alabama. Younge was killed by a gas station attendant in Macon County for trying to use the "whites-only" restroom.
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"Sammy Younge, Jr., Military Veteran and Civil Rights Activist." Historianspeaks, January 10, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/sammy-younge-jr-military-veteran-and-civil-rights-activist.
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