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# Amy Watkins

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Amy Watkins (1972–1999) was a social worker from Topeka, Kansas, who was murdered while walking down the street on March 8, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York. Her death sparked widespread dismay in New York City, where the murder rate had been steadily dropping since 1990, and days later 300 marchers expr

##  Quotes by Amy Watkins

> [ “Since 1865, when the \[Thirteenth\] Amendment was passed, Black men were getting charged, set up, arrested, and convicted for the pettiest of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-watkins/since-1865-when-the-thirteenth-amendment-was-passed-black-men-were/)

Amy Watkins

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