Viola Liuzzo (April 11, 1925- March 25, 1965)

Amazing that she would be 99 years old now. A homemaker from Detroit, she was watching the southern marches and protests on tv and decided to get involved. The Klan murdered her while she was providing transportation to register black voters. She was 39 years old.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

I confess that I had never heard about her.

Every time I see you post about the Civil Rights movement, I cringe as I think about how some members of SW conclude that you are somehow being racist for doing so.

She was right: this is everybody's fight.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DrWatson That’s part of their bias, sadly. The divisions still exist in our country partially because people are being allowed to forget what happened, as well as the fact that all kinds of people participated in trying to improve things. Ironically, in states like Florida, wanting to spare white kids’ feelings by not discussing "the bad old days” means stories like Mrs. Liuzzo’s and other heroes get left out, too. 😞