Paul Guihard | |
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| Born | Paul Leslie Guihard 1931 London, England |
| Died | 30 September 1962 (aged 29–30) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound to the heart |
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Paul Leslie Guihard (1931 – 30 September 1962) was a French-British journalist for Agence France-Presse. He was murdered in the 1962 riot at the University of Mississippi while covering the events surrounding James Meredith's attempts to enrol at the all-white university. The only journalist known to have been killed in the Civil Rights Movement, his murder remains unsolved.