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Il y a 2 jours · The Only White Woman to be Killed in the Fight for Civil Rights – Viola Liuzzo By Emily G. Thompson. In 1965, Viola Liuzzo – a mother of five – paid the ultimate price to march in support of civil rights: her life. She was the only white woman to be murdered during the civil rights movement. Oct 10, 2019 • 4 min read
24 oct. 2024 · The face belonged to Viola Liuzzo, 39, a wife and mother of five who'd left her family in Detroit to drive to Alabama to march with Martin Luther King Jr. And now she was dead, shot after...
15 oct. 2024 · Dawson’s pivotal role in the Greensboro Massacre bears more than a passing resemblance to FBI informant Gary Thomas Rowe’s direct participation in the murder of white civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo as she shuttled a Black marcher back to Selma following the completion of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march in March 1965.
Il y a 2 jours · Later that night, Viola Liuzzo, a white mother of five from Detroit who had come to Alabama to support voting rights for blacks, was assassinated by Ku Klux Klan members while she was ferrying marchers back to Selma from Montgomery.
Il y a 2 jours · Although informative to the FBI, Rowe actively participated in violence against both black and white civil rights activists. By Rowe's own later admission, while serving as an FBI informant, he had shot and killed an unidentified black man and had been an accessory to the murder of Viola Liuzzo. [136]
Il y a 6 jours · Viola Liuzzo was the only white woman killed down South during the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Her story has largely been forgotten but she was a true hero who demonstrated courage and dedication to social justice. Both times I have viewed the marker, I left feeling the gravity of her actions. She stepped up bravely in a ...
11 oct. 2024 · What do you know about white history? In this special episode of Over the Top, Under the Radar, Carys and Gary discuss the Slave Compensation Act of 1837, William Wilberforce, Viola Liuzzo, and Henry VIII. Plus: Are beige cords appropriate red carpet attire, and how many Tudor dramas are too many Tudor dramas?
