James Reeb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Reeb

American activist and minister

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1927

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1965

Profession: pastor, theologian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About James Reeb

  • James Reeb (January 1, 1927 – March 11, 1965) was an American Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor, and activist during the Civil rights movement in Washington, D.C.
  • and Boston, Massachusetts.
  • While participating in the Selma to Montgomery marches actions in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, he was murdered by white segregationists, dying of head injuries in the hospital two days after being severely beaten. Three men were tried for Reeb's murder, but no one was ever convicted.
  • His murder remains officially unsolved.

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