03/02/2024
We don't ever hear anything about these great White folks.
James Reeb was a Kansas-native pastor who participated in the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. He died in 1965 after he was severely beaten by white segregationists.
Vilola Liuzzo was an activist who was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Selma.
Jonathan Daniels, a White seminarian from New Hampshire, lost his life while shielding a Black teenager from a fired shotgun in Hayneville, Alabama.
Anne Braden was a journalist, organizer, and advocate who was deeply involved in the fight against segregation and racial injustice. She co-founded the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) and worked tirelessly to promote integration and civil rights in the American South.
John Howard Griffin was an author and journalist best known for his book “Black Like Me.” In 1959, he darkened his skin and travelled through the segregated South to experience firsthand the challenges faced by Black Americans. His work exposed the harsh realities of racism and discrimination.
Allard K. Lowenstein, a lawyer, politician, and activist, strongly advocated for civil rights. He was crucial in organizing the Freedom Summer campaign in 1964, which aimed to register African American voters in Mississippi.
Mildred Loving, alongside her husband, Richard Loving, was part of the landmark Loving v. Virginia case that led to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down laws prohibiting in*******al marriage.
