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"Tragically, his life was cut short when he was gunned down the in the driveway of his Jackson home in June of 1963. The accused killer, a white supremacist named Byron De La Beckwith, stood trial twice in the 1960s, but in both cases the all-white juries could not reach a verdict. In 1994, he was tried for a third time - was convicted - and was sentenced to life in prison. De La Beckwith died in prison in 2001." -everstribute.org

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