@ashleytheebarroness: Sammy Younge Jr. was 21 when America showed him exactly what they thought a Black life was worth. A Navy veteran. A student. A voting-rights organizer. And they shot him in the head at a gas station because he refused to use the ‘colored’ bathroom. He was the first college student killed in the Civil Rights Movement, and the country acted like his blood wasn’t a warning. #veteran #blackexcellence #civilrights #historytok #fyp

RiRi ya :

Thank you so much for sharing this. Sammy was my cousin. He was murdered before I was born; it changed my family irrevocably. These aren’t abstract stories. His work registering Black voters made possible the election of Lucious Amerson, the first Black sheriff in Macon County Alabama.

Glo🎖️ :

Thank for you for sharing because I’m a young black navy veteran myself he drowned so I could swim… So sad

🦋🪷Simply Elaine🪷🦋 :

This is such a hateful racist country

cs9080 :

Our society wants to tell itself that we are post-racism, but for all practical purposes, 1966 was yesterday. .

Ebby | Content Creator✨️🪷 :

Hugh Hastings :

Most of black history in this country makes me uncomfortable, and it should, it reminds me every day that it is up to me to be better because if people see me being better then maybe just maybe it will inspire them to be better too.

marleneanhaiser :

Just 😢 he survived the military but not here. Just sad

ZICON369 :

SAMMY YOUNGE JR.

Thomas A Jackson Jr. :

Crazy part is, this could still happen to us TODAY

Debbie 🙏🏻❤️✝️🫶🏻📚 :

Thank you for sharing these very difficult to hear stories. We need to KNOW and REMEMBER these stories and these people!!! 😔

Kate Hallman :

I wish you would write a book of these short stories!!! Thank you for educating us

cafel_chic :

America will never be able to atone for all of its sins. The atrocities that were committed in the name of Christianity and white supremacy. Sammy Young Jr. gone way too soon rest in peace Mr Young 💔😭

By Claire Suzanne :

we should be ashamed 😢

beekay30318 :

Black people demonstrating love for a country- and never receiving any love in return. That’s the America I know.

❌️ James L Lovan 💙 💙 💙 ❌️ :

Some people dont understand you allow your brothers & sisters to be wronged its like the old saying if you dont speak up at some point they'll be noone left to speak for you.

Marfee93290 🇺🇦 :

You tell the stories that make people uncomfortable and I appreciate it. None of this should be comfortable or normal

just that guy :

people like to act like this is ancient history. but this happened within my lifetime. Sammy was younger then mycstill living mother's was at the time he died. this was not all that long ago.

PJ the blkbear :

😳 shame SHAME AMERICAN RACISM SHAME shame 🥺

Salamisandwichonrye :

Yet millions of us (yt ppl) voted to end “woke DEI,” bc “they’re not rac.ist, they just want ppl to be hired based on merit.” My father is a Vietnam Vet & married my mom when he got home. I’m only 39, yet my own parents lived a COMPLETELY different reality than this innocent young man. 😞 Ppl deny yt privilege every day, yet identifying just one way I personally was born from it is as simple as watching a TikTok. It’s one I will be sharing w/ the ppl who need to see it. The work you do on this app is SO valuable. I wish you didn’t have to do it, but thank you. 💙

Melissa Wambach West :

😢😢😢 This is so sad.. I wish people never had to live this way..

TinyTina7474 :

This is so sad and I am so sorry that Black people had to go through this and still have to go through this today.

Cyntsless :

Just one of many such stories 🤬

Jalein :

Think about it is there one single individual who was brought to justice for those lynchings and murders? 😳 and there were thousands of accounts but they talk Law and Order 😳