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Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan. She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights. On March 25, 1965, she was shot dead by three Ku Klux Klan members while driving activists between the cities ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Viola Gregg Liuzzo was an activist in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. She was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan for her efforts. Updated: Nov 19, 2020
Dec 15, 2017 · Viola Liuzzo, killed by the Klan, was the only white woman to die in the civil rights movement - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 6 years ago....
Oct 9, 2023 · She is the only white woman honored at the Montgomery Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery. Remembered primarily for the atmosphere of scandal surrounding her death created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), she is considered the most controversial of the civil rights martyrs. Viola Gregg was born on April 11, 1925, in California ...
Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzzo (April 11, 1925-March 25, 1965), a Unitarian Universalist committed to work for education and economic justice, gave her life for the cause of civil rights. The 39-year-old mother of five was murdered by white supremacists after her participation in the protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Apr 17, 2018 · Published April 17, 2018. Updated February 24, 2024. Viola Liuzzo drove from Detroit to Alabama to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She was gunned down by the KKK before she could make it home — and the FBI tried to blame her.
Jun 8, 2018 · Viola Liuzzo (1925-1965) was the first white woman killed during the American civil rights movement. Inspired by the efforts of African Americans in the South to obtain the right to vote, she left her home in Detroit and participated in the Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama march for black voting rights in 1965.
