Fiction writer and poet
Educated at Rutgers University
Stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas
Assassinated for mistaken identity
The hazardous position of colored men in America

Teaching a Sunday class on an Air Force Base
Active in humanitarian activities
Won 1,500 as a creative-writing award
Assassinated for mistaken identity
The hazardous position of colored men in America

Worked in high education programs
He was “an unquestionable genius”
Helped students establish second languages
Assassinated for mistaken identity
The hazardous position of colored men in America

Stunted readers by his extraordinary visions of colored folks
Transported food and clothing to protesters in Tennessee and Mississippi
Active in Civil Rights Movements
Assassinated for mistaken identity
The hazardous position of colored men in America