Ferguson brothers killings

On February 5, 1946, Charles and Alphonso Ferguson, two African-American men in their 20s, were killed by Joseph Romeika, a 26-year-old white police officer.[1][2][3]

Ferguson brothers killings
Deaths2

References

  1. Striegel, Lawrence (February 3, 2023). "LI police shooting in 1946 was met with anger. Then silence". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. Taylor, Clarence (2021). "The Communist Party and Police Brutality". Fight the Power. New York, United States: New York University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4798-1108-3 via Google Books.
  3. Verga, Christopher (2022). The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island. The History Press. ISBN 9781467150712 via Google Books.


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