The Sacrifice of Sammy Younge Jr - January 3 2022

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup   MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ January 3rd: Sammy Younge Jr. Killed (1966) Sometimes, fighting for what is right puts you in the crosshairs of dangerous people. On January 3rd 1966 a young man, a brilliant and brave young man, was killed while fighting for basic human rights. A man who, in his short time, became both a valuable asset, and symbol, for the civil rights movement in Alabama.  Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Younge_Jr., https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sammy-younge-jr-murdered/, http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1669, http://maconhistory.weebly.com/sammy-younge-jr.html, https://snccdigital.org/events/murder-of-sammy-younge-snccs-statement-on-vietnam/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices