Gov. Edwards Signs Formal Apology for the Unjust Killings of Southern University Students Denver Smith and Leonard Brown on the 50th Anniversary of their Deaths
November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 18 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the tragic deaths of Southern University students Denver Smith and Leonard Brown and the nine student leaders who were banned from entering the campus of Southern University as a result of what happened on November 16, 1972, Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a formal letter of apology to the students and their families.
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the tragic deaths of Southern University students Denver Smith and Leonard Brown and the nine student leaders who were banned from entering the campus of Southern University as a result of what happened on November 16, 1972, Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a formal letter of apology to the students and their families.
"Fifty . . .