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CRIMEJun 23 · 10:00 UTCLOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR
Long before the civil rights era, a WWII soldier was killed in Alexandria over a bus seat
In 1944, Army Pvt. Edward Green was shot and killed by bus driver Odell Lachney in Alexandria after sitting in the whites-only section of a bus. Lachney faced no charges, and the case, part of a broader pattern of violence against Black WWII servicemen, is now under renewed federal review.