Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. (November 17, 1944 – January 3, 1966) was a civil rights and voting rights activist who was murdered for trying to desegregate a "whites only" restroom. Younge was an enlisted service member in the United States Navy, where he served for two years before being medically discharged. Younge was an active member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and a leader of the Tuskegee Institute Advancement League.
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17 November 1944 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
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3 January 1966 (aged 21) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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