Viola Gregg Liuzzo

Acting

Birthday

1925/04/11

Day of death

1965/03/25 (39 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

California, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know 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.

Acting
Home of the Brave
10.0

(2004) Home of the Brave

as Self (archive footage)