Died in juvenile detentionUnder 18
Amos Gyce
Amos Gyce was one of 21 Black boys who died in a fire at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Arkansas, in the early morning of March 5, 1959, when about 69 teenage boys were held there. His sister, Ardecy Gyce, travelled from Oklahoma to Little Rock for a 2018 ceremony honoring the boys, saying it was her duty to pay her respects. The fire's cause was described as a fire that mysteriously ignited. Fourteen of the dead were placed in an unidentified mass grave at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Little Rock.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The article reports that the fire mysteriously ignited and gives no official cause.
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