Mulrunji Cameron Doomadgee, November 19, 2004

36-year-old Mulrunji Cameron Doomadgee was killed by Senior Sargeant Chris Hurley while in police custody on Palm Island, Queensland, Australia November 19, 2004 in a police cell. His death lead to upheaval as local residents protested and demanded justice which culminated into national media attention. Hurley was eventually indicted by the Australian Attorney General which marked the first time an individual for a criminal trial since the public prosecutor's office was established and the first trial of an Australian police officer for a death in custody. The officer was acquitted by a jury in June 2007, and the family was given some funds for compensation.

Arthur McDuffie, December 21, 1979

McDuffie was a former Marine and insurance salesman who was viciously beaten by Miami-Dade Police officers Ira Diggs, William Hanlon, Michael Watts, Charles Veverka, and Alex Marrero after a traffic stop was conducted. He had led the officers on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle, and was driving with a suspended license. The officers were acquitted of charges in McDuffie's death. One of the worst race riots in United States history broke out in the black neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City in Miami after the officers' acquittals. The federal government tried Veverka, one of the officers, on civil rights violations in 1980; he was acquitted. In 1981 Dade County paid McDuffie's family a settlement of $1.1 million after it filed a civil lawsuit against the officials.

Mack Charles Parker, April 1959

Mack Charles Parker of Poplarville, Mississippi was jailed for allegedly raping a white woman. A white mob abducted Mr. Parker from his jail cell, beat him, took him to Louisiana and then shot him. Although Parker's abductors were well known and some admitted to their participation in the murder, the judge in the case, Sebe Dale – a white supremacist and member of the White Citizens' Council – encouraged the grand jury to return no indictments against the killers.

Lula Mae Anderson, Eli Jackson and Dennis Jones, December 1963

Lula Mae Anderson, Eli Jackson and Dennis Jones were found dead in a car in December 1963 near Woodville, Mississippi.

Clifton Walker, February 28, 1964

Clifton Walker was killed on February 28, 1964 north of Woodville, Mississippi.

Eli Brumfield, October 13, 1961

Eli Brumfield was killed on October 13, 1961 in McComb, Mississippi.

Jessie Brown, January 13, 1965

Jessie Brown was killed on January 13, 1965 in Winona, Mississippi.