Chokwe Lumumba
| Chokwe Lumumba link (Politician) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1947 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | February 25, 2014 |
| Victim of | premature death |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Kalamazoo College,Wayne State University |
| Party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Black nationalist mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. Premature death in office "following complaints of a cold" | |
Chokwe Lumumba was an American attorney, activist, and politician, who was affiliated with black nationalist groups. He worked as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, he was elected as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
Death
Lumumba died on February 25, 2014, at the age of 66.[1] City officials said he died at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. The cause of death was not immediately clear since Sharon Grisham-Stewart, the Hinds County coroner, refused[2] to perform an autopsy after Lumumba's mysterious death following complaints of a cold. Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes and others believe Lumumba was assassinated.[3]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140302012813/http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24821978/mayor-lumumba-is-dead
- ↑ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/weblogs/jackblog/2014/feb/28/coroner-no-lumumba-autopsy-planned/
- ↑ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/weblogs/jackblog/2014/mar/03/mayor-lumumbas-son-responds-to-accusations-that-he/
