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Select Articles about the Gibbs-Green Tragedy

Three people stand behind a floral wreath in front of a concrete building with glass windows. They gaze at the wreath with emotions of sadness and thoughtfulness on their faces.

“Students killed by police after 1970 JSU protest remembered: ‘A senseless loss of two young lives'”

Shaunicy Muhammad, Mississippi Free Press

May 17, 2024

A man wearing a suit, glasses, and a facemask points to one of several photos hanging on a wall of a room. The photo is black and white and depicts several people standing outside with their fists raised in the air in protest.

“After a wave of HBCU bomb threats, a look at another era of violence at Jackson State”

Brittany Brown, Mississippi Public Broadcasting

March 3, 2022

People dressed in yellow graduation robes and caps stand in a long line on a brick sidewalk outside on JSU's campus.

“Amid apology and regret for police murders of Gibbs and Green, JSU Class of ’70 finally marches”

Aliyah Veal, Mississippi Free Press

May 25, 2021

A woman in a yellow graduation cap and gown gestures to the camera amidst a group of other 1970 class members outside on JSU's campus.

“JSU Class of ’70 finally receives just reward”

Dr. Ivory Phillips, Jackson Advocate

May 20, 2021

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker sign that tells the story of the 1970 Jackson State Tragedy sits next to a floral wreath in front of a large, multistory brick building. The name of the building, Alexander Hall, is in bold letters above the doors.

“Jackson State holds special commencement for Class of 1970 after original ceremony was canceled over police shooting”

Paul Meara, BET

May 18, 2021

A closeup view of a window broken by bullet holes and cracks. Through the window, students are visible gathered on the sidewalk and street below along with a few cars.

“A police shooting delayed this Black college’s graduation in 1970. Now, those students finally got their ceremony – and an apology”

Leah Asmelash, CNN

May 17, 2021

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker sign that tells the story of the 1970 Jackson State Tragedy sits next to a floral wreath in front of a large, multistory brick building. The name of the building, Alexander Hall, is in bold letters above the doors.

“Officials apologize for deadly police shooting at a Black college in 1970”

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times

May 17, 2021

A person in a yellow graduation cap and gown smiles while holding a diploma in front of a seated group of people. The ceremony is outside on a plaza on JSU's campus.

“‘Sins of our past’: Leaders apologize for 1970 Jackson State shootings”

The Associated Press, NBC News

May 15, 2021

Two side by side black and white headshots of young men posed against a plain background.

“‘All hell broke loose’: Memories still vivid of Jackson State shooting 50 years ago”

Rachel James-Terry and L.A. Warren, Clarion Ledger

May 15, 2020

A closeup view of a window broken by bullet holes and cracks. Through the window, students are visible gathered on the sidewalk and street below along with a few cars.

“‘I could hear the bullets whizzing past my face’: Survivors remember the shootings at Jackson State”

Ashley Norwood, Mississippi Public Broadcasting

May 15, 2020

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker sign that tells the story of the 1970 Jackson State Tragedy sits next to a floral wreath in front of a large, multistory brick building. The name of the building, Alexander Hall, is in bold letters above the doors.

“50 years ago, police fired on students at a historically Black college”

Dr. Robert Luckett, The New York Times

May 14, 2020

A family poses for the camera in front of framed abstract art pieces.

“‘I saw all the carnage’: Witnesses, family recall Gibbs-Green deaths, legacy in virtual town hall”

Aliyah Veal, Mississippi Free Press

May 14, 2020

A closeup view of a window broken by bullet holes and cracks. Through the window, students are visible gathered on the sidewalk and street below along with a few cars.

“The Jackson State shootings are often overlooked. But Rich Caster still remembers.”

Kevin B. Blackistone, The Washington Post

May 14, 2020

Black and white photo of a man standing on the other side of a window that is riddled with cracks and bullet holes.

“50 Years After the Jackson State Killings, America’s Crisis of Racial Injustice Continues—and Shows the Danger of Forgetting”

Nancy K. Bristow, TIME

May 14, 2020

A closeup view of a window broken by bullet holes and cracks. Through the window, students are visible gathered on the sidewalk and street below along with a few cars.

“Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy”

Nancy K. Bristow, The Nation

May 4, 2020