Killing of Joetha Collier

Date: May 25, 1971 • Location: Drew, United States

Joetha Collier, a recent high school graduate, was killed in Drew, Mississippi, in a case that attracted widespread attention from civil rights activists.

Joetha Collier was an American high school student who was shot and killed on the night of her graduation in Drew, Mississippi, United States. The killing, which was committed by a White American against an African American, drew widespread media attention and the attention of several civil rights activists.