Ray Richardson
 Ray Richardson  (activist, television producer) | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1946 |
| Died | January 1971 (Age 24) Acapulco, Mexico |
Cause of death | drowning |
| Nationality | US |
| Victim of | premature death |
Ray Richardson was a black activist who was producer from 1968-70 of Say Brother, Boston Public Television station WGBH’s prime time public-affairs show.[1]
Death
Richardson, though a strong swimmer, was declared dead from "asphyxiation by drowning" at age twenty-four in Acapulco, Mexico in late January 1971.[2] Members of Ray Richardson’s family believed that -- because of Ray’s activities, because of the powerful forces who felt threatened by those activities, and because of the general political climate -- he was monitored and targeted and that the U.S. government was involved in his death.[1]
Coincidentally, the drowning happened on the same day as Guatemalan former president Jacobo Arbenz died by drowning in his bathtub, but more probably assassinated by spooks.[3]
References
- ↑ a b https://blackagendareport.com/content/radicalization-ray-richardson-suspicion-still-surrounds-death-black-activist-tv-producer
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2205&dat=19710209&id=oIclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8fQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2296,887928
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/28/archives/expresident-arbenz-of-guatemala-dies.html
