On this day in 1965, Viola Gregg Liuzzo was killed after joining in the march for voting rights in Alabama.
On this day in 1965 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 25, 2024 March 25, 1965 Memorial to Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzzo Viola Gregg Liuzzo stood among the crowd of 25,000 gathered outside Alabama’s state Capitol in Montgomery, some of whom had been beaten and tear-gassed by state troopers after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The Detroit mother of five wept as she watched that “Bloody Sunday” broadcast on the evening news.
She floored her car, singing, “We Shall Overcome,” as Klansmen shot into her car 14 times, killing her. Two Klansmen were convicted of federal conspiracy charges and given maximum sentences of 10 years. King and Liuzzo are among 40 martyrs listed on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery. A Selma Memorial plaque now honors her and two others killed in the protest, and a statue of her now stands in Detroit, honoring her courage.
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