Jackson State University 54th annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration

Jackson State University held its 54th annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration hosted by the Margaret Walker Center on Tuesday, May 14, celebrating the memory of Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green who lost their lives on May 15, 1970.
On that tragic night, Mississippi police opened fire on unarmed students, resulting in the deaths of Gibbs, a political science major at JSU, and Green, a Jim Hill High School student, who took a shortcut through the campus that day. Twelve other students were also injured.

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This is an incredible story of strength and resilience! #TheeILove

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This was a powerful, painful, and, yet, beautiful commemoration of that tragic day of May 1970 when the Jackson Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, and Mississippi National Guard surrounded the campus and fired 400 rounds into Alexander Hall, killing two and wounding eighteen. This day represents the hell that Afro-Mississippians have been forced to overcome and our strength and intellect to survive and thrive. As the neo-Confederates continue to attack us, our history is evidence and ammunition that we have what we need to prevail. Thee I Love because I only Love Thee!!!