Viola Gregg Liuzzo

Acting

Born April 11, 1925 · California, Pennsylvania, USA

Died March 25, 1965

Also known as Viola Fauver Liuzzo · Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg) · Viola Fauver Gregg

Biography

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 and transportation.

Filmography1 title

Home of the Brave

2004as Self (archive footage)