John Earl Reese | |
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| Born | October 9, 1939 Gregg County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1955 (aged 16) Longview, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Smith Chapel Cemetery, Mayflower, Rusk County, Texas, USA |
John Earl Reese (October 9, 1939 – October 23, 1955) was an African American teenager who was murdered in Gregg County, Texas.
Reese's killing is considered by authorities today to have been a hate crime, designed to thwart the creation of a new school in the community.[1][2][3]
- ^ "John Earl Reese - DRS". repository.library.northeastern.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Oct. 22, 1955: John Earl Reese Murdered". Zinn Education Project. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "John Earl Reese". Find A Grave.