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Wharlest Jackson (December 7, 1929 – February 27, 1967) was the treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) until his assassination by a car bomb, which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver side seat. The bomb exploded at approximate 8pm on February 27, 1967. This supposedly occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home. The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died on the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed, Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company. The culprit was never found, and while the FBI suspected the involvement of the Silver Dollar Group, an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan, there was no investigation that c

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  • Wharlest Jackson (December 7, 1929 – February 27, 1967) was the treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) until his assassination by a car bomb, which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver side seat. The bomb exploded at approximate 8pm on February 27, 1967. This supposedly occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home. The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died on the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed, Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company. The culprit was never found, and while the FBI suspected the involvement of the Silver Dollar Group, an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan, there was no investigation that c (en)
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  • Wharlest Jackson (December 7, 1929 – February 27, 1967) was the treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) until his assassination by a car bomb, which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver side seat. The bomb exploded at approximate 8pm on February 27, 1967. This supposedly occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home. The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died on the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed, Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company. The culprit was never found, and while the FBI suspected the involvement of the Silver Dollar Group, an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan, there was no investigation that came up with a conclusion or a culprit, despite the ten thousand pages of FBI documentation and evidence. (en)
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