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Lt. Col.
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, lieutenant colonel is a field officer United States Military Officer military rank just above the rank of Major and just below the rank of Colonel ....
 Lemuel A. Penn (September 19, 1915 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 - July 11, 1964 in Madison County
Madison County, Georgia

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 5, 1811. As of 2000, the population was 25,730. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 28,012 ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
) was an African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve

The United States Army Reserve is the federal Military reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army United States National Guard constitute the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States of the United States Army....
 officer who was killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan is the name of several past and present secret domestic militant organizations in the United States, originating in the southern states and eventually having national scope, that are best known for advocating white supremacy and acting as terrorists while hidden behind conical hats, masks and white robes....
 in 1964, nine days after the Civil Rights Act was passed.

Lemuel Penn joined the Army Reserve from Howard University
Howard University

Howard University is a private university, coeducational, nonsectarian, Historically black colleges and universities university located in Washington, D.C., United States....
 and served in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 in New Guinea
New Guinea

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
 and the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, earning a Bronze Star
Bronze Star Medal

The Bronze Star Medal is a Military of the United States individual Awards and decorations of the United States military which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service....
. After war he worked in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 public school system.

Penn was driving home, together with other two black Reserve officers, to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 from Fort Benning where they were on a summer camp.






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Lt. Col.
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, lieutenant colonel is a field officer United States Military Officer military rank just above the rank of Major and just below the rank of Colonel ....
 Lemuel A. Penn (September 19, 1915 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 - July 11, 1964 in Madison County
Madison County, Georgia

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 5, 1811. As of 2000, the population was 25,730. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 28,012 ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
) was an African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve

The United States Army Reserve is the federal Military reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army United States National Guard constitute the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States of the United States Army....
 officer who was killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan is the name of several past and present secret domestic militant organizations in the United States, originating in the southern states and eventually having national scope, that are best known for advocating white supremacy and acting as terrorists while hidden behind conical hats, masks and white robes....
 in 1964, nine days after the Civil Rights Act was passed.

Lemuel Penn joined the Army Reserve from Howard University
Howard University

Howard University is a private university, coeducational, nonsectarian, Historically black colleges and universities university located in Washington, D.C., United States....
 and served in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 in New Guinea
New Guinea

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
 and the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, earning a Bronze Star
Bronze Star Medal

The Bronze Star Medal is a Military of the United States individual Awards and decorations of the United States military which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service....
. After war he worked in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 public school system.

Penn was driving home, together with other two black Reserve officers, to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 from Fort Benning where they were on a summer camp. Their Chevrolet Biscayne
Chevrolet Biscayne

The Chevrolet Biscayne was a series of automobile produced by Chevrolet for model years 1958 through 1972....
 was spotted by three Klansmen - James Lackey, Cecil Myers and Howard Sims - who noted its D.C plates. "That must be one of President Johnson's boys.", Howard Sims, one of the killers, said then. Klansmen followed the car with their Chevy II. "I'm going to kill me a nigger," said Sims.

Just before the highway crosses the Broad River, the Klansmen's Chevy II pulled alongside the Biscayne. Cecil Myers raised a shotgun and fired. From the back seat, Howard Sims did the same.

Penn was shot to death on a Broad River
Broad River (Georgia)

The Broad River is a major tributary of the Savannah River in northeastern Georgia . The North Fork of the Broad River begins in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Stephens County, Georgia, then joins the Hudson River flowing out of Banks County, Georgia....
 bridge on the Georgia State Route 172 in the Madison County
Madison County, Georgia

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 5, 1811. As of 2000, the population was 25,730. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 28,012 ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, near Colbert
Colbert, Georgia

Colbert is a city in Madison County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census....
, twenty-two miles north of the city of Athens
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
. Soon Lackey, Myers and Sims were identified as the ones who chased the trio. Sims and Myers, both members of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan is the name of several past and present secret domestic militant organizations in the United States, originating in the southern states and eventually having national scope, that are best known for advocating white supremacy and acting as terrorists while hidden behind conical hats, masks and white robes....
, were tried in state superior court but found innocent by all-white jury
All-white jury

"An all-white jury" is an United States Politics of the United States term used to describe a jury in a criminal trial, or grand jury investigation, composed only of white people, with the implication that the deliberations may not be fair and unbiased....
. Federal prosecutors eventually charged both of violating Penn's civil rights. They were found guilty by a federal district court jury. Sims and Myers were sentenced to ten years and served about six in federal prison. Howard Sims was killed with a shotgun
Shotgun

A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called lead shot, or a solid projectile called a shotgun slug....
 by his friend in 1981. He was 58. James Lackey died in 2002 after extended illness. He was 66. Cecil Myers is still alive.

Lemuel Penn is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia is a United States National Cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, The Robert E....
 in Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. Out of his murder arose the Supreme Court case United States v. Guest
United States v. Guest

United States v. Guest 383 U.S. 745 is a United States Supreme Court opinion, authored by Justice Potter Stewart, in which the court extended the protection of the 14th Amendment to citizens who suffer rights deprivations at the hands of private conspiracies, where there is minimal state participation in the conspiracy....
, in which the Court affirmed the availability to apply criminal charges to private conspirators, who with assistance from a state official, deprive a person of rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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